{"id":64503,"date":"2019-11-06T17:55:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T17:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/sewer-line-clog-forced-lemon-head-hair-salon-to-close-for-two-weeks\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:59:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:59:32","slug":"sewer-line-clog-forced-lemon-head-hair-salon-to-close-for-two-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/sewer-line-clog-forced-lemon-head-hair-salon-to-close-for-two-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Sewer line clog forced Lemon Head Hair Salon to close for two weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Lemon
Lemon Head Hair Salon on College Drive in the Sunburst Building flooded in mid-October and had to close for two weeks. A clog in the city\u2019s sewer main caused the flood.<\/span>Mary Shinn\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The owner of Lemon Head Hair Salon said she\u2019s trying to get back on her feet after a city sewer line flooded her business, forcing it to close for two weeks.<\/p>\n

Wastewater flowed into the business for several hours Oct. 19, seriously damaging the drywall, said owner and stylist Alayna Mathews.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was gushing out of the toilet,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

When the landlord arrived to deal with the issue, water was running from the business at 145 East College Drive to Main Avenue, she said.<\/p>\n

The flood was caused by grease in the sewer main that caused water to backup into adjacent sewer lines, said Jarrod Biggs, assistant utilities director.<\/p>\n

\"Lemon
Lemon Head Hair Salon was flooded in mid-October and had to close for two weeks for repairs. The owner is asking for help compensating employees for lost wages.<\/span>Courtesy of the Alayna Mathews<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

City employees cleared the blockage the night it happened and returned Oct. 21 to clean the sewer mains in the area, Biggs said in an email to The Durango Herald<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The flood forced the business to close until Nov. 1 for repairs so the drywall could be removed and the walls could be dried and repaired, Mathews said. The floor is cement and was undamaged, she said.<\/p>\n

The building\u2019s owner paid for immediate repairs to the building, but is likely to submit a claim to the city\u2019s insurance provider, Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am unsure where that claim is in the process, but we do have a policy rider to provide some compensation for claims in cases where damages aren\u2019t fully covered by a property owner\u2019s insurance coverage,\u201d Biggs said.<\/p>\n

Mathews said she is replacing supplies and wants to compensate her eight employees who could not work while the salon was closed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am slowly drowning,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Mathews is asking the community to help cover the employees\u2019 missed pay. She has set up a GoFundMe<\/a> page with a goal of raising $8,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the right thing to do, if I can just get them compensated,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Lemon Head has been in business for 23 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard enough being a small-business owner and then something like this happens,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

mshinn@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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