Rainbow Water approves Gopher Canyon Road emergency waterline and paving repairs

Rainbow Municipal Water District staff performed emergency repairs July 26 after a water main broke at the intersection of Gopher Canyon Road and Rue Margaux. The leak indicated pipeline vulnerability elsewhere, and on August 27 the Rainbow board approved emergency waterline and paving repairs.

The board’s 4-0 vote, with Cari Dale absent, added the Gopher Canyon Mainline Repair project to the 2024-25 capital budget. The $600,000 budget covers $465,000 for paving, $50,000 for materials, $31,000 for labor including benefit considerations, $8,000 for heavy equipment rental, and a $46,000 continge...