NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Nashville woman says a water meter in her yard has been leaking for two weeks, and Metro Water Services has yet to fix it.
Stephanie Pollaro said the leak started Aug. 24 and she called Metro Water Services right away.
"Yeah, August 24, and that was when I called immediately to Metro," Pollaro said.
She said Metro Water Services responded quickly but was unable to make the repair.
“The meter is like 40 inches down. The gentleman that came said he couldn't fix it, so he had to call in, I think he called it a deep well service or something like that,” Pollaro said.
Pollaro said she has been removing water from the meter well by hand, but it refills each time. The situation has her thinking about aging water infrastructure across Nashville, not just in her neighborhood.
She estimated the leak could be significant.
“But that’s just rising up here, so we don’t know about all this that’s leaking out through here. I imagine it’s probably well over 10 gallons a minute,” Pollard said.
Metro Water Services was contacted Thursday by email with questions about the meter in front of Pollard's home, what caused the problem, and whether any upcoming infrastructure changes or investments are planned. Metro Water Services had not responded as of publication.
Pollard said she hopes the leak is fixed soon.
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