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Yamhill staff report delays, design issues on new disinfection building; council discusses crosswalk grants and donating surplus hydrants
Summary
City public works staff told the council the new water disinfection building and intake screen are under construction but have run into installation and design problems; councilors heard updates on TSP/TGM grant money for crosswalks and discussed gifting retired fire hydrants to nearby Cove Orchard.
City of Yamhill public works staff updated the City Council on progress and problems with a new water disinfection building, an intake screen installation and other public-works priorities at the Aug. 13 meeting.
Staff said the new disinfection building is in construction and the city hopes to take the old disinfection room offline by mid-September, but field work has revealed additional complications, including unexpected lagoon liquid concentrations that must meet DEQ limits and a contractor error that shifted an intake screen six inches. Public-works staff reported they are clearing accumulated shell and debris and that the intake is…
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