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<br />the remaining pipe in the ground ,;Ilich dat es b'tck to the 1880' s; this <br /> <br /> <br />pipe is nearly 100 years old and was not installed at a proper depth <br /> <br /> <br />from the beginning. Also, the water source, which is 10catsd about <br /> <br /> <br />one and one-haJj miles above Rico on Silver Cx'eek, has proved to be <br /> <br /> <br />undependable for various reasons. In lo-,T flow periods which occur <br /> <br /> <br />during the months of Septembera1ld October, the suppJ,y dwindles to a <br /> <br /> <br />minimlun. Tills creates water shortage problems during these periods. <br /> <br /> <br />In addition, the source has provsd undependable in cert2in winter <br /> <br /> <br />conditions due to icing and has even been curtailsd due to sno,; <br /> <br />avalanche. A ffffN years ago, an avalanche blocked the flow of the <br /> <br />wa tel' above the intake for two days. This stoppage caused the town's <br /> <br />lines to freeze so that service 'Was not able to be resumed until the <br /> <br />follOwing spring. <br /> <br />n <br />