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Water restored after sewer leak at Fort Lewis College

Goeglein Gulch traffic slowed; water out on campus for three hours

Welcome to the second day of classes: Water was restored at 5 p.m. Tuesday after a sewage leak at

The leak had tied up traffic along Goeglein Gulch.

The college said the leak, which occurred about 2 p.m., had been repaired by 4 p.m.

Water was turned back on across campus by 5 p.m., college spokesman Mitch Davis said. The facilities crew had to go to each individual building and turn it back on there, which caused delays.

Sewage was leaking from a pipe in the hillside above Goeglein Gulch. A city of Durango crew assisted the college’s facilities crew in the repairs.

abutler@durangoherald.com



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