Nobody seems to know why a rope that caused a nearly weeklong boil-water advisory in Poway was there in the first place.
The rope had been hanging on a wall in a vault adjacent to the clearwell drinking water reservoir and a stormwater drain. When heavy rains on Nov. 28 and 29 caused the stormwater to surge and back up into the vault, somehow the rope became lodged in a swing gate allowing muddy water to leak into the reservoir, according to a report prepared by the city and submitted to the state’s Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water.
Jessica Parks, a senior management analyst for the city, said no one who works for the city knows why the rope was there.
“It’s unsure. We’ve been asking staff and they say the rope has just been there,” she said. Parks said the rope appears to have been coiled on top of a grate.
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“But when we found it, it wasn’t coiled up anymore,” she said. “It was down into the swing gate.” She said the rope appears to be roughly 20 years old.
“There was a rope in there and I’m sure there was a reason. It doesn’t look too old in these photos, but it really is.”
This rope became lodged in swing gate separating a storm water pipe from Poway’ clearwell drinking water reservoir in late November. The result was a nearly week-long boil-water advisory for about 50,000 Poway residents. Officials don’t know why the rope was there in the first place.
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Two photographs of the rope were included in the incident report prepared by the city for the state. One shows the rope hanging on the wall, the other with pieces of it lodged in the gate. Parks said the rope is the same one, but the shot of it lodged in the swing gate was recreated by staff for the state because it had already been removed.
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Meanwhile, four claims against the city seeking damages for injuries suffered during the boil-water advisory were released Tuesday. Three were submitted by individuals seeking relatively small amounts of money for lost revenues suffered when food-related businesses were ordered to close, and other related things. The fourth claim is a precursor to a class-action lawsuit that could theoretically represent thousands of Poway water customers who were affected in some way by the water crisis.
Filed by Rancho Bernardo attorney Alexander Schack, the claim contends the “unsafe and dangerous” condition of Poway’s water was caused by the city’s negligence.
It lists water customer Ashli Demnianiuk, a nurse, as the lead claimant and says the Poway resident became ill after drinking water just prior to the boil advisory being declared.
He said her illness was caused by the city’s operating a water storage reservoir that is out of compliance with state regulation in that the reservoir overflow connections are directly connected to a sewer or storm drain, which is what a state official said in early December.
The claim says the city knew, or should have known, the water could be compromised by the situation yet did not warn customers until being ordered to by state officials following the storm.
”...Ms. Demnianiuk reasonably consumed water provided by the City of Poway on or about November 28-29, 201`9. Shortly thereafter on November 29, 2019, Ms. Demnianiuk became violently ill with symptoms associated with water borne illnesses, including but not limited to: vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, intestinal cramping, stomach pains, dizziness and dehydration, among other things.”
He said many others in the city also suffered damages, including loss of income, personal injuries and other consequential economic losses. He said Demnianiuk is seeking $10,000 in compensation while the amount of money being sought by an as yet undetermined number of other members of the class is yet to be determined.
The city has said the the advisory was a precautionary measure and that at no time did tests show the water was dangerous to drink.
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City spokeswoman Rene Carmichael said the city has a standard process for claims, “but our message to residents and businesses who may have a claim is to first contact their personal business insurance carrier for details about coverage.”
She said all claims must be submitted within six months of the event. “Once submitted, our claims team will contact the claimant as soon as possible as part of the investigation process,” she said.
“Given the unprecedented nature of the precautionary boil water advisory, we don’t have a timetable for when this will all happen. However, the city will work as quickly as possible to make details available and to streamline the claims process.”
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