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Winterizing Your Water System in the Napa Valley
Napa Valley winters are usually mild, but hard freezes still happen—especially in higher elevations such as Angwin, Pope Valley, Mount Veeder, Calistoga and the hills above the valley floor. A single night below freezing can crack pipes, split exposed fittings, damage a jet pump, leaving you without water until repairs can be made.
Preparing for a fire..
Several of our OPS team members are fire fighters in addition to their responsibilities at OPS. This means they volunteer their time and talents helping to minimize or prevent damage from the fires ravaging California and the Napa Valley. In this article, we want to share some very basic steps you can take that will maximize the possibility of your property surviving and minimize damage should fire creep onto your property.
Is my water safe to drink after a fire?
With the fires in our region, many of our customers call and ask if their water is safe to drink/use. This is an excellent question and observation because of the ash in the air that can settle into water supplies and the fire retardants dropped from aircraft that may be close to water supplies. There are many factors that go into answering this questions properly that this blog is designed to help people understand the process of determining if your water is safe to drink.
Help! My property was just destroyed by fire... I need water to rebuild.
In the last several years Napa County has been hit with fires that have ravaged many rural properties. Our staff at OPS have worked with many families to rebuild, renew, and restore what was lost. OPS has staff that have not only volunteered through local fire departments and experienced evacuations but are dedicated to serving our community and helping restore what was lost. In this article, we want to give some highlights to homeowners that are suffering from fire damage BEFORE they pull the trigger on rebuilding.
Common Problems with Water Storage Tanks
Our maintenance crews regularly repair, service and install storage tanks. When it comes to water tanks we have just about seen it all! In this blog we’ll share some of our experiences with you to help you avoid some of the problems we see.