SUNRISE BEACH, Mo. — The City of Sunrise Beach experienced a catastrophic waterline break at approximately 5 a.m. on Tuesday, August 1. The leak spilled thousands of gallons of water, rendering city water customers without water. An urgent two-day water boil was issued. 

According to Sunrise Beach Public Works Administrator Ronda Stehle, the Missouri Rural Water Association responded to assist with the incident. They are in the process of repairing the water line. “The pipe is not repaired, but the leak has been isolated,” Stehle said. “We are filling up the water tank and working on getting the water levels up so we can restore water to the city. We hope to be back to capacity by Tuesday afternoon.” 

Fire department trains for no water

Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District Fire Chief Joseph LaPlant said the district conducts mutual aid training for just such an incident.

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Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District and Gravois Fire Protection District practice water shuttling during mutual aid training on Monday, July 31. Mutual aid training contributes to efficient operations on the fire scene especially with water delivery in non-hydrant areas.

“On July 31 we had mutual aid training with Gravois Mills Fire Protection District to practice water shuttling,” LaPlant said. Osage Beach and Lake Ozark Fire Protection District also join in mutual aid training when available.

“When there is no water available for the water hydrants, we will shuttle water to a fire using our three tankers. The tankers carry 1,800 gallons each,” La Plant said. “Our mutual aid partners also have tankers, and we draft water out of the lake.”

The district has predetermined draft sites throughout the district. “We train to maintain 500 gallons of water, per minute, for one hour,” LaPlant said. 

 

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