Mancos getting water, but don’t drink it yet

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Mancos getting water, but don’t drink it yet

Service being restored, but water may not be safe until Monday
Looking down through the manhole, Tom Nunn hooks up the electrical wires to the new 20 horse power pump Thursday afternoon to get the water flowing to Mancos residents.
Four members of the Mancos Fire Department help transport water to the town tank on Monday in preparation for service to be returned.
Mancos Town Administator Andrea Phillips explains the water situation at a town meeting Tuesday night.
Kevin Cook fills a container with water from the truck outside of the Mancos Town Hall.
Mancos residents learn about the water situation in town at a special meeting.
Sam Green/The Cortez Journal Colorado Department of Transportation signs were set up on both sides of town in Mancos to alert citizens that the water was not safe to drink.
Gray Stecher, 10, helps John Trevithick fill a water container Monday. Stecher volunteered most of the day at Town Hall starting at 6 a.m.

Mancos getting water, but don’t drink it yet

Looking down through the manhole, Tom Nunn hooks up the electrical wires to the new 20 horse power pump Thursday afternoon to get the water flowing to Mancos residents.
Four members of the Mancos Fire Department help transport water to the town tank on Monday in preparation for service to be returned.
Mancos Town Administator Andrea Phillips explains the water situation at a town meeting Tuesday night.
Kevin Cook fills a container with water from the truck outside of the Mancos Town Hall.
Mancos residents learn about the water situation in town at a special meeting.
Sam Green/The Cortez Journal Colorado Department of Transportation signs were set up on both sides of town in Mancos to alert citizens that the water was not safe to drink.
Gray Stecher, 10, helps John Trevithick fill a water container Monday. Stecher volunteered most of the day at Town Hall starting at 6 a.m.
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