Broken water meter causes gushing leak at Wahoo Way, Albemarle County VA
Other Non-Crime EventA water meter near Wahoo Way is broken and water is gushing out. The wrong meter was initially turned off. The correct meter needs to be turned off to stop the leak.
Audio|Source: Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority
01:34
Transcript:
00:00
I think you had turned off the water meter near Wahoo Way, is that correct? That's correct.
00:05
She gave that as the main address for the office, but that's not the meter that's actually leaking.
00:10
Would you be able to go turn the meter that you turned off back on and turn off the correct meter?
00:15
Yes, I can.
00:16
What's the correct meter?
00:17
For several addresses near Wahoo Way, they're all on the same meter, but I can give you the meter number.
00:25
Okay, yeah, you can give me the meter number.
00:27
Do you want the full number or just the last four?
00:29
Is it (number withheld)?
00:31
It is. You want that meter turned off?
00:33
Yeah, I think they're standing there saying the water's just gushing out and they can't get it cut off because that meter's broken.
00:40
But they gave us the wrong address, so that was their fault.
00:45
Okay. And then just to reiterate, turning back on the original meter that was turned off and turning this one off instead.
00:52
Okay, I'll go do that.
00:53
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Wahoo Way, Virginia 22903
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