Update: FEMA and Xcel Status of Lyons Repairs

BOULDER – Xcel Energy Inc. on Wednesday released an update on damage and repair operations going on in Boulder County in relation to the flooding that has ravaged the area in the past week, while the Federal Emergency Management Agency has also provided some updated figures on damage. Xcel said a valve is being installed in the natural gas pipeline south of the fire station in Lyons to cut service to flooded areas. Gas valves in parts of Lyons that were not flooded are being turned off in preparation for gas to be put into the system as early as this week. In Longmont, Xcel said access to some flooded neighborhoods still has not been possible. Crews have responded to emergency leaks but won’t begin assessing the damage until water recedes and roads...

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