HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — After working on the repair of leaky pipes at the Cross Creek subdivision throughout October, the Harvest-Monrovia Water Authority said this week that repairs have been completed - to the delight of Homeowners' Association president Jim Frederick.
"We had like two or three crews out here fixing stuff left and right, which is nice," said Frederick. "Some of it took longer than I expected [but] everything's fixed. We're very happy about that."
The work revealed some pipes were faulty, which Frederick and others in the neighborhood were not aware of. One area of example was storm drains near the community walking trail.
"There's four or five of them and there's one that continually has water coming out of it. It's definitely fresh water," Frederick said. "Could be from other communities. It could be all tied into one storm drain. I don't know. But it's still flowing.
"It looks like there's like two, maybe three at the most," he added. "Three others that we weren't even aware of that were fixed. They found them and were able to fix them and reduce that water waste."
The good news comes as the area has experienced significantly less rainfall in recent months. FOX54 Weather Impact Meteorologist Jordan Dressman says less than an inch of rain was recorded in Huntsville over October - almost three inches short of the average.
The .53" of rainfall all came on Halloween.
Continued drought conditions throughout this past summer is what led the Harvest-Monrovia Water Authority to ask for voluntary water restrictions.
"Our whole community did what they were asked," said Frederick. "I'm just glad they're finally able to get out and get all these repairs made."
This past week's rainfall, HMWA says, was "not enough to help well levels," and that until those wells fully recharge, "we still have a reduced pumping capacity."
Next up on the to-do list for the water authority are repairs in the Timber Creek subdivision, Harvest Road, Hammond Road, and Ed Johnson Road.
We reached out to the company that runs day-to-day operations of the Cross Creek subdivision, Elite Housing Management, which said they "don't give any kind of commentary out." Residents must therefore go through the water authority for further information on those projects.