Early-morning water main break at Farmington elementary school fixed before classes started

FARMINGTON, Utah (ABC4) — Eagle Bay Elementary in Davis County experienced a water main break this morning. Davis School District says what could have closed the school down on Friday was quickly handled with teamwork.

According to a press release from Davis School District, just before 7 a.m. Friday morning, custodians discovered water leaking. The source was a line on the west side of the school. After the leak was discovered, multiple departments from the district “rushed in to assess the problem.”

“We were getting multiple different departments here. We had the fire sprinkler shop, the irrigation shop, the equipment shop, basically all hands on deck to take care of this problem so we can keep school up and running for the day,” said Wes Little, Davis School District’s plumbing foreman.

Davis School District said that crews brought in backup supplies such as bottled water and portable restrooms while departments worked. The district says they kept parents updated throughout the morning.

However, the problem was solved before classes started, and those backup measures were not needed.

“The whole team from the district just came together… they came in and identified what pipe needed to be turned on, which one needed to stay off so that we can have water and have a functioning school day without the use of porta-potties and water bottles,” Eagle Bay Elementary Principal Cat Pomeroy shared. “So, we’re up and running as normal now, and it’s gonna be a great day!”

When students arrived at school, they found that everything seemed normal, according to the school district. Clean water was readily available for handwashing, drinking and school lunch service.