Booster pump glitch briefly drops water pressure in Blackfoot

A test on a city booster pump briefly dropped water pressure in parts In Blackfoot city, prompting a 'momentary' city wide water outage. Now state regulators must be notified in case additional steps are needed to protect public health.

According to Blackfoot City Mayor Scott D. Stufflebeam, The city’s booster pump helps maintain consistent water pressure in the system, and it was temporarily shut down during a recent test.