Chelan PUD Restores Power, But Wastewater Outage Continues in Lake Wenatchee
Chelan PUD has restored power throughout the county to all but about two dozen customers in the remote village of Stehekin at the head of Lake Chelan
Crews have the lights back on for about 11-thousand homes and businesses from the peak of the widespread outages on Thursday morning
But damage in Stehekin between the bakery and the landing is extensive and there is no estimate to complete repairs.
Leavenworth Back Online
In hard hit Leavenworth, power was back on at Cascade Medical Center and the downtown core on Friday night.
PUD crews working overnight restored service in Mountain Meadows and areas surrounding Leavenworth by Saturday morning.
Service resumed on Saturday in the remaining Leavenworth residential area, the Chumstick Highway, the Ponderosa neighborhood in Lake Wenatchee and in Peshastin, near Blue Bird.
Sewer line repairs near Lake Wenatchee
Chelan PUD initiated an emergency wastewater shutoff on Friday along Cedar Brae Road in the Lake Wenatchee service area.
Crews discovered a storm related break in the sewer line at Nason Creek. Extensive flooding washed out an embankment, exposing the damaged line.
During the outage, wastewater service on Cedar Brae Road is not available. Customers are urged to NOT flush toilets or discharge and wastewater until further notice.
Approximately 100 residential and commercial customers are affected.
PUD crews have manually turned off step tanks in the affected area and customers should not turn step tanks back on. The outage is expected to last a few days. Electrical service is not impacted by the wastewater service outage.
US2 over Stevens Pass Closure
US 2 is closed from milepost 50 near Skykomish to milepost 99 at Leavenworth, due to rocks, trees, and mud over the roadway in multiple locations. There is no detour available and no estimated time for reopening.
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