Urgent Message from the Stone Harbor Utilities Department
The Borough of Stone Harbor Utilities Department and Go Green Committee would like to remind homeowners to properly winterize their homes for the winter months to avoid frozen/broken pipes within the home.
Over the past week temperatures in Stone Harbor and surrounding towns have drastically dropped below freezing with substantial winds. Although some homeowners feel that setting the thermostat at 55+ will deter freezing pipes it should be noted that year round homes, that have heat running above 55 degrees and water usage on a daily basis experience broken/frozen pipes due to exceptionally cold weather conditions.
Last winter the Stone Harbor Utilities Department completed over 100 Emergency Turn offs due to broken water pipes. The Utilities Department will complete an Emergency Turn off if there is visible water leaking from the home – example outside shower or crawl space. There is a fee charged to the homeowner for this service. If a pipe bursts inside the home the Utilities Department will be unaware of the problem. If the pipes freeze and break there may be no indication that there is any problem until the temperatures rise above 32 degrees and a thawing occurs.
Again we are encouraging all homeowners to have your home properly winterized or to complete a property check routinely during the winter season in an effort to avoid damage to your property and additionally the unnecessary loss of our most precious resource ~ WATER!
THANK YOU!
