A boulder became dislodged in the middle of the road, right at the entrance. Instead of removing it, they put caution tape around it. It was in a blind spot and I hit it at night when the tape was not visible. They are saying they aren t responsible. I can only file small claims if I have already spent the money to fix it and I do not have $3,000 to spend on this. What are my options? (I live in WA State)
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The water lost could serve a much larger population than that for a day. The problem is that it takes time to notify the water department or company, time to get the equipment out, and time to locate and turn the valve upstream of the break. It's not as simple as flipping a switch from your office. Those valves are big and not used often, so they tend to stick. The water suppliers work as quickly as they can. After all, it's their stock in trade that is being wasted and they are the ones who have to answer to the governmental agencies if there are fish kills.
