September 3, 2008--Elk Meadows fixes problematic water system (Ouray Plaindealer)
Water line failures have plagued the 126-lot subdivision over the years. When Elk Meadows was created at 8,500 feet south of Ridgway in the early 1970s, the lines weren't trenched deep enough in several places. With freeze-ups common, crews would burn tires to thaw out the tundra and PVC pipes. But after a million-dollar water-line replacement project now underway, those problems will become but history.
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