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April is National Safe Digging Month, a great reminder to always contact 811 before you dig! No matter how small your next home digging project is, remember to keep yourself and your community safe by contacting 811 to have the approximate location of buried utilities marked with paint or flags before breaking ground. Learn more at 811beforeyoudig.com.

City crews recently flushed and inspected a total of 214 fire hydrants in the past few weeks. As a result, a few of these hydrants required repairs and were taken "Out of Service." When hydrants are taken out of service, they are covered or bagged in the field to indicate their non-operational status, and emergency services are informed about it. Apart from removing sediment from the water lines, the regular flushing of hydrants serves the purpose of determining their flow rates for emergency situations. The Falls City Volunteer Fire Department paints the tops of the hydrants with specific colors...

The Zone 8 Gas Main Replacement Project will commence on Monday, June 5, 2023. This project includes the replacement of approximately 8000 feet of gas main and 100 customer gas service lines. City staff has coordinated with all customers that are affected by this project and will continue to provide direct coordination to those customers regarding schedule of work and intermittent closures within alley easements.