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CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) -- Due to a pump problem, the city has asked residents not to water their lawns or wash their cars until Thursday.
"Our hope is that people will restrict any outside water use so we have enough water build up in the tanks to take care of inside use," said Rick Holman, administrative services director.
The city had hoped to avoid water restrictions, but has yet to the parts to fix the major pumping mechanism at well No. 7, which is in the Quichapa Lake area.
This is the second problem at the substation in six months. A faulty transformer forced city officials to ask residents to limit water use for two days in December.
"Over time, (the pumping structure has) just worn out," Holman said. "We've had the parts on order for about eight weeks, but they're custom-made parts and they take longer to make."
The pumping mechanism is being produced in Fresno, Calif., and Holman said the city would have a truck there to pick it up as soon as it is ready.
They hope to have the pump fixed by Thursday morning.
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Information from: The Spectrum, http://www.thespectrum.com
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