TEMPE, Ariz. -- Tempe is making short-term and long-term plans to reconstruct Tempe Town Lake, which went flowing down the Salt River bed when one of its rubber dam bladders burst.

Mayor Hugh Hallman said the damaged bladder will be replaced by the Bridgestone Corp., the same company that made the eight inflatable bladders that created the lake in 1999. The bladders initially were expected to last 25 years, although officials said monitoring over the years indicated they would not last that long.

Hallman said the new bladder will be in use only five years. He said the city will look at a different kind of dam for a long-term solution and will not be doing business with Bridgestone.

"Within five years, we will switch to another technology -- either a rubber dam manufacturer with a clear record or other technology that we can provide to the community as absolutely complete."

Hallman added, "This council and this staff are committed to making sure that the solution is permanent. So we're going to continue to examine other technologies and other manufacturers."

Tuesday's breach reduced Tempe Town Lake to a muddy basin.

Nathan's Triathlon, scheduled at the lake in September, probably will have to be rescheduled or moved, officials said.

But, they voiced confidence the Soma Half-Triathlon in October and the Iron Man Triathlon in November will be held.

Stephanie Nowack with the Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau said, "The city has already been in touch with both of the event organizers and is looking at rescheduling if that has to happen, but the goal of the city is to have the repairs totally finished by November, in time for the Iron Man event."

The Soma Half-Triathlon probably will forego its swim event and have a run-bike-run format, said event coordinator Kimo Seymour.

"We would put in a shorter distance run in the beginning, then they would ride their bikes the same distance, then run the same distance."

The swim portion is not popular anyway, Seymour said, and, "There's a chance we'll see an increase in attendance."

Travis Dray of Tempe's Recreation Department said there are a number of smaller events that will be affected, including the Splash and Dash Swim and Run series and the Rio Salado Rowing Club's events.

Dray said, "We have events that occur regularly, picking up in September in Beach Park, and events that actually use the lake, like the triathlon. Those events will definitely by impacted by what's occurred at the lake."

He said the city is doing all it can to make sure this year's events happen.

"We're compiling a list of those events, we're looking over the calendar. We're trying to find options to present to those organizations so we can try and place them in a calendar spot where they will be successful."