Quick answer
For water damage in Thatcher, UT, shut off your main valve first, or turn off the well pump breaker if you are on a private well. For a district water line break, call the Thatcher-Penrose Service District at 435-466-0451. 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.
Thatcher is unincorporated, so Box Elder County and the service district handle local services. 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 break on the district water line, call the Thatcher-Penrose Service District at 435-466-0451.
- 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 35% of Thatcher homes went up before 1960. Old farmhouse plumbing and water heaters are the usual leak sources.
Thatcher's early settlers let canal water run almost nonstop, which waterlogged fields until tile drains were laid. Wet ground near a foundation still pushes water into basements.
What to know about water damage in Thatcher
1892
The year the Bothwell Canal was finished and first carried water, the area's only supply for both irrigation and household use.
Source: Box Elder County, Thatcher
Once called Roweville
Before 1892, the area of Bothwell, Thatcher, Penrose, and Promontory was called Roweville, for canal builder William A. Rowe. Thatcher was later named for Moses Thatcher, an apostle who lived in Logan.
Source: Box Elder County, Thatcher
Waterlogged fields
Settlers let canal water run almost continuously, which waterlogged the land and brought alkali to the surface. Open drains silted up, so farmers laid tile drains, later with a tile machine.
Source: Box Elder County, Thatcher
Wells and canal water
The Thatcher-Penrose Service District draws on the North Blind Spring Well and buys part of its supply from the Bear River Water Conservancy District.
Source: Utah Division of Water Rights
A one-room school
A Roweville church branch formed in 1894. About 1898 a one-room schoolhouse went up in Thatcher; before that, classes met in the Freeburg home and then an adobe house south of the old Thatcher store.
Source: Box Elder County, Thatcher
Homes in Thatcher
The median home dates to 1991, but about 35% were built before 1960. Almost all are owner-occupied, with a median value near $404,100.
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Cost and insurance in Thatcher
How much does water damage restoration cost in Thatcher?
Most jobs run $450 to $16,000 (Angi). Canal or irrigation water that comes in from outside is a flood claim, which needs separate flood insurance. Basements in high, irrigated ground may need the sump checked first, or seepage keeps coming back during drying.
Water removal and restoration in Thatcher
The company that answers handles basement seepage from irrigated ground, septic backups, frozen and burst pipes, and water heater leaks in older farmhouses, plus burst pipes, appliance leaks, drying, and septic backups.
Thatcher questions
Who supplies water in Thatcher?
The Thatcher-Penrose Service District, at 435-466-0451.
How did Thatcher get its name?
From Moses Thatcher, an apostle of the LDS Church who lived in Logan.
When did canal water reach Thatcher?
The Bothwell Canal was finished and first carried water in 1892.
Who handles septic permits near Thatcher?
The Bear River Health Department. The number is on the North Logan page.
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