Michael Wells, superintendent of the North Jay Water District, puts a new cover on a road box covering a water pipe at the intersection of Routes 4/17 and Old Jay Hill Road on Monday morning. The pipe leads to a valve that controls water flow to Route 17 in Jay. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)

Michael Wells, superintendent of the North Jay Water District, puts a new cover on a road box covering a water pipe at the intersection of Routes 4/17 and Old Jay Hill Road on Monday morning. The pipe leads to a valve that controls water flow to Route 17 in Jay. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)