Quick answer
For water damage in Amalga, UT, shut off your main valve first, or turn off the well pump breaker if you are on a private well. For town water problems, call the Amalga mayor at 435-770-8097. Then call a water damage restoration company; drying should start within 24 to 48 hours. A Utah insurance rule gives insurers 15 days to acknowledge a claim.
Do this first
Local water and sewer lines.
The town council meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m., at 6590 North 2400 West. For homes on septic, the Bear River Health Department line is on the North Logan page.
- Shut off the water. Shut off the main valve where the line enters the house. For a town water problem, the state lists the mayor, at 435-770-8097, as supervisor of the Amalga water system.
- Make it safe and document it. Cut power to wet rooms from a dry spot, photograph the damage, then report the claim.
- Start drying within 24 to 48 hours. About 57% of Amalga homes went up before 1980, and the median home dates to 1977. Check older supply lines and the water heater first.
The NOAA station at Trenton, about 4 miles from Amalga, averages about 180 nights a year at or below freezing, with the last freeze after May 17 in half of years.
What to know about water damage in Amalga
1919
By this year Amalga's sugar beet factory had closed. The town takes its name from the Amalgamated Sugar Company.
Source: Utah History to Go
Freezes and precipitation
The NOAA weather station at Trenton, about 4.1 miles away, averages 180.2 nights a year at or below 32°F and 76.1 at or below 20°F. In half of years the first freeze comes by September 18 and the last one after May 17. Pipes in outside walls, unheated basements, and crawlspaces are the first to split. It also averages 16.9 inches of precipitation a year, counting melted snow, with about 1.2 days of an inch or more.
The Big Range
Amalga sits in a part of Cache Valley once called the Big Range. Its grass and springs suited cattle, but settlement did not really begin until the 1880s.
Source: Utah History to Go
Swiss cheese town
During World War II the Cache Valley Dairy Association turned the old sugar factory into a cheese plant, run by Swiss immigrant Edwin C. Gossner. Amalga still hosts a Schreiber's cheese plant.
Source: Utah History to Go
Town water system
Amalga runs its own municipal water system, and the state lists the mayor as its supervisor.
Source: Utah Division of Water Rights
Homes in Amalga
The median home dates to 1977. About 57% were built before 1980 and 7% are mobile homes, with a median value near $431,300.
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Cost and insurance in Amalga
How much does water damage restoration cost in Amalga?
Most jobs run $450 to $16,000 (Angi). Spring runoff or ditch water that reaches the house from outside is a flood claim, and standard homeowners policies leave it out. Mobile homes need the belly wrap and subfloor checked after a leak, because water pools underneath where it cannot be seen.
Water removal and restoration in Amalga
The company that answers handles mobile home belly leaks, septic backups, pipes that freeze along 2400 West, water heater failures, and supply line leaks, plus burst pipes, appliance leaks, drying, and septic backups.
Amalga questions
Who do I call about Amalga town water?
The mayor, listed as water system supervisor, at 435-770-8097, or the town clerk at 435-764-4255.
How did Amalga get its name?
From the Amalgamated Sugar Company, which ran its sugar beet factory.
When does the Amalga town council meet?
The second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m.
When is the last freeze near Amalga?
At the Trenton station, the last freeze comes after May 17 in half of years.
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