Quick answer
For water damage in Hinckley, UT, shut off your main valve first, or turn off the well pump breaker if you are on a private well. For town water or sewer problems, call the Hinckley Town office at 435-864-3522. 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 office at 161 East 300 North is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Shut off the water. Shut off the main valve where the line enters the house. For a town water or sewer problem, call the Hinckley Town office at 435-864-3522.
- 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 58% of Hinckley homes were built before 1960, and about 12% are mobile homes. Check old supply lines and the belly wrap under mobile homes first.
The NOAA station at Deseret, about 3 miles from Hinckley, averages about 171 nights a year at or below freezing, with the last freeze after May 14 in half of years.
What to know about water damage in Hinckley
June 1983
When Sevier River flooding cut the town's supply pipeline, and Hinckley went back to its original 1968 well to keep water running.
Freezes and precipitation
The NOAA weather station at Deseret, about 3.4 miles away, averages 171.4 nights a year at or below 32°F and 75.5 at or below 20°F. In half of years the first freeze comes by September 30 and the last one after May 14. Pipes in outside walls, unheated basements, and crawlspaces are the first to split. It also averages 8.26 inches of precipitation a year, counting melted snow, with about 0.1 days of an inch or more.
From artesian wells
In early years nearly every Hinckley home had an artesian well. The town built a culinary system in 1968, and individual wells were abandoned.
Shared with Deseret and Oasis
After state and federal tests found arsenic in 1978, Hinckley joined Deseret and Oasis residents in 1981 to build a shared supply.
Millard Academy
Millard Academy, completed in 1910 as a church academy and later Hinckley High School, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Homes in Hinckley
The median home dates to 1957, and about 58% were built before 1960. About 12% are mobile homes, with a median value near $224,400.
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Cost and insurance in Hinckley
How much does water damage restoration cost in Hinckley?
Most jobs run $450 to $16,000 (Angi). Sevier River or canal water that comes in from outside is a flood claim, which needs separate flood insurance. Mobile homes need the belly wrap and subfloor checked after a leak, and older farmhouses with plaster walls take longer to dry.
Water removal and restoration in Hinckley
The company that answers handles sewer backups, mobile home belly leaks, frozen and burst pipes, water heater failures, and galvanized pipe leaks, plus burst pipes, appliance leaks, drying, and septic backups.
Hinckley questions
Who do I call about Hinckley town water?
The Hinckley Town office, at 435-864-3522, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Who handles septic and environmental health in Millard County?
The Central Utah Public Health Department. Its Delta office is 435-864-3612.
When was Hinckley settled?
About 1876. It became the Hinckley Ward in 1891, named for Ira N. Hinckley.
When is the last freeze near Hinckley?
At the Deseret station, the last freeze comes after May 14 in half of years.
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