One of two water wells in Hildale City back online after repairs

HILDALE, Utah (ABC4) — Hildale City announced Thursday via Facebook that one of two water wells that went offline after failing two days ago has been repaired.

This comes after the city announced via Facebook on Tuesday May 27 that two of the city’s water wells failed, advising residents to only use “culinary water for drinking and indoor use.”

One well has been repaired, but the other well remains offline as of Thursday.

Hildale Mayor Donia Jessop said in an interview with ABC4.com that the tanks that supply the wells are recovering, and the city has been able to move into Stage 2 Water Restrictions, which includes limiting outdoor watering to every other night.

Jessop said that the city will keep these restrictions in place until the other well is repaired.

In terms of water restrictions, Jessop told ABC4.com that it is fairly common for the city to have some sort of restriction in place. She added that the city has been working to avoid having any restrictions, but that issues like these can change city plans rapidly.

“I always tell people, it’s like when you’re driving your car down the road and the tire blows,” Jessop said. “You did everything to make sure your car was in good repair and going down the road, but your tire blows, so you have to pull over and fix it. That’s essentially what happened.”

Joseph DeGolyer and MJ Jewkes contributed to this story.