WILLIAMS — While walking in Williams, this reporter happened upon a burst pipe at the train park on Railroad Avenue across the street from I-40 Fleet Rentals.
The burst irrigation pipe was reported at 3:33 p.m. and an investigator responded in less than four minutes. In ten-minutes, a crew was on the scene to secure the water.
It appears that the pipe had just burst and because of the quick response only about 30-gallons may have been lost, at most.
Even though the city may be in Level 1, it is important to report leaks and bursts pipes immediately to the city at 928-635-4451 so that they can be secured.
WILLIAMS — Buckskinner dam and the old Williams dam are overflowing and Williams is expecting a wet week.
Spring is apparently closing in on Williams with warm weather, birds chirping and bees buzzing.
The snow melt is causing the water to rise and Cataract Creek to flow through town. The old dam is overflowing, but keeping the duck pond full. Although the Buckskinner reservoir dam is now overflowing, Cataract Creek is not flowing as well as days gone by. It is good, however, to see water in the Creek once again. The rise of water at Santa Fe seems to have slowed.
Tomorrow the temperatures are expected to drop slightly tomorrow and through the week remaining in the mid-50s to low-60s. There is a 10% chance of thunderstorms tomorrow raising to 50% after 11 a.m. on Wednesday through Thursday morning. The chance of thunderstorms drops to 30% Thursday night.
There is a slight chance of rain continuing thereafter through Sunday.
MENTONE, Texas — On a recent afternoon, leaders of the V.V. Water Company visited Loving County officials to talk about how they could help the West Texas county meet its growing water needs.
Loving County, which has 95 residents, according to a 2013 Census Bureau estimate, making it the least populated county in the lower 48 states, has a public water supply system. But with the Permian Basin’s flourishing oil and gas industry, county officials expect that they will need more water to accommodate growth.
Loving County Judge Skeet Jones said it would not take much construction to affect the county’s resources. Just in the unincorporated community of Mentone, he said, three houses are being built.
“If a family of four moves into each housing unit,” Jones said, “that’ll be 12 people that will increase our population nearly 13 to 14 percent.”
WILLIAMS – The current monsoon season seems to have done some good for Williams. You will probably not see a difference looking at Santa Fe dam or some of the other reservoirs.
The Buckskinner Park reservoir is a bit different. It is easier to see the water rise against the dam built there.
In May when both the dam at Buckskinner and Santa Fe are expected to be overflowing, the water in both was lowering.
A recent picture a few days ago shows that the water is clearly rising.
As for future precipitation, there is a 20% chance of rain before 11pm tonight dropping to 10% chance tomorrow. It will be partly cloudy Sunday returning to clear on Monday. There is a slight chance of rain the rest of the week.
WILLIAMS—Last year, Williams experienced a terrible time with weather. In this case, that means less snow than usual. The Santa Fe and Buckskinner reservoirs drained considerably. The last two-years have been drier than usual, in fact.
This year two heavy snows seemed to have been helpful to the northern Arizona community in recovering from their water woes. At least for this year.
Ice forming on Santa Fe dam.
Santa Fe dam spilled over on March 13th, but stopped flowing at least as of last Friday. Today we caught some photos of ice formations on the dam indicating the freezing temperatures Williams still receives at night.
Over the hill, the dam at Buckskinner park started spilling over which is good news for the city. Buckskinner park opened for vehicle traffic today.
The old dam has been spilling over filling both ponds and creating a frog haven. This area has been dry the last two years.
On the fourteenth, Dogtown and Kaibab lakes were filling, but neither were to capacity. Ducks, however, took advantage of the rising lake by swimming in areas which, last year, were completely dry.
There is snow yet to melt and Williams residents know that they can expect snow through May. The current long range forecast, in fact, shows a chance of rain Friday and the possibility of snow above 6800 feet on Monday. Lows at night are expected to be in the lower 30s with temperatures rising to the lower 60s throughout the rest of the week.
WILLIAMS — While walking in Williams, this reporter happened upon a burst pipe at the train park on Railroad Avenue across the street from I-40 Fleet Rentals. 
