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Water department says 'F' grade driven by aging towers, manganese complaints; rehab and generators planned
Summary
Water officials told the council the department received a failing letter grade due to infrastructure deficiencies and customer complaints about manganese; officials outlined tower rehabs, generator installations and communications plans to improve ratings.
City water officials told the council the failing letter grade the system received reflects both infrastructure issues and citizen complaints about discolored water (manganese), and outlined work planned to raise the grade.
Mister Snead, a water department representative, said inspectors deducted points primarily for aging storage towers and infrastructure needs identified in past sanitary surveys, and for complaint calls related to manganese. He described a program of rehabilitation: Linwood tower rehab…
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