CLEARMONT — The town of Clearmont expects to have hundreds of feet of water pipeline replaced by the end of the week, nearly three weeks after a water main first burst in town.

“Our hope is that we can be wrapped up by the end of the week,” Mayor Greg Rohrer said. “I think things have been going pretty smoothly overall. It certainly could have been a lot worse.”

Water has continued to be distributed to citizens throughout the breakage, according to Rohrer. While water in the tank could not be replenished, water could still be distributed to the town. The town asked citizens to use water for emergency purposes only. So while local lawns dried up, citizens were able to continue flushing their toilets, washing their laundry and dishes, and drinking water.

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