Water restored to Yuma prison housing 4,300 inmates

UPDATE: Water service at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Yuma has been fully restored to all units as of Monday afternoon and water conservation measures have been lifted, according to the Arizona Department of Corrections.

ADC said storage tank water levels have been replenished as a result of the successful replacement of the first pump earlier Monday. Work to replace the second pump will continue and is expected to be completed on Tuesday .

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Full water service is being restored to the state prison in Yuma housing about 4,300 inmates after pump failures drastically reduced available water over the weekend.

The Arizona Department of Corrections said Monday morning that repairs to one of two wells where pumps failed are complete. Water service is expected to be fully restored by the end of the day.

Department spokesman Andrew Wilder says repairs on the second well’ s pump could be completed Tuesday.

One well failed Saturday and then pumps on a second failed Sunday morning. Prison officials cut service to units housing about 3,300 prisoners when storage tank levels dropped. Prisoners were supplied with bottled water.

The state prison in Douglas lost water service for three days earlier this month because of problems with its county-provided supply.