Hospital water main restored
Thomas Walker operates a backhoe while Ryan Callagy guides him as they excavate the 81st Medical Group Hospital’s “A” tower ramp to locate the 8-inch water main that
ruptured early Oct. 8. Don Kinman, CSC civil engineer manager, estimates the pipe may have been 50-60 years old. The line, buried between 15 and 18 feet under the
ramp, is one of three serving the hospital so the facility was not without water while the pipe was being repaired. CSC completed repairs Oct. 9, but the ramp remains closed until the roadway is repaired. Mr. Walker and Mr. Callagy are from CSC civil engineering equipment operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Steve Pivnick)