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If the Walmart parking lot looked a little slicker to you this weekend than the past few weeks, that’s because a gushing fire hydrant leaked thousands of gallons of water over the pavement late last week. City of Kodiak Public Works director Craig Walton says they’re not entirely sure what caused the leak. Gushing fire hydrant at Walmart on Friday. …

Kodiak saw some rain this week and last, but that doesn’t mean the city’s voluntary water use restriction is being lifted. Monashka Reservoir to the right, across the road from White Sands Beach. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) “The rain that we have gotten has not raised the level of the reservoir yet. We’re still slowly dropping,” said Public Works Director …

The city of Kodiak issued a request for residents to reduce water usage on a voluntary basis on Monday. According to a press release, the request comes because the “potential for a water supply shortage continues to increase.” The Monashka Reservoir, the city’s primary water source, has dropped 4 feet from full levels, according to Public Works Director Craig Walton. …

The pipe leak near Mission Lake is fixed and fully operational as of Wednesday night, according to a city of Kodiak press release posted Thursday morning. An excavator dumps gravel back into the pit on Metrokin Way, originally dug to fix leaking sewer pipes. Mission Lake can be seen in the background. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) “The leak is fixed, …