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Commissioners brief council on expanded residential water testing and infrastructure repairs
Summary
Commissioner Robert Brant reported the city expanded residential water testing beyond required samples, increased an agreement’s not-to-exceed amount after testing more households than expected, and described ongoing water main, valve and hydrant replacement work and plans to move away from chlorine gas at Kannapolis Lake.
The Common Council received an update from Water Commissioner Robert Brant on a range of water-safety and infrastructure items, including an amendment to increase a testing contract after the city tested more residential samples than initially expected.
Brant said the city is required to test 100 samples each round and that the first round included about 120 samples; staff aimed to test the same households for the second round as well. He explained the amendment to the agreement with 120 Water increases the not-to-exceed amount because the department tested more residents than planned.
Commissioner Brant also described ongoing capital work: plans to replace portable heavy equipment, hydrants, and valves; replacement of a Woodland generator; and continued efforts to replace lead service lines as part of larger street and sidewalk projects. He said a leak-detection contractor identified about 70 leaks during the spring and the city has repaired them. He estimated roughly 320 water main breaks and leaks this year and said the number of major breaks this summer was not abnormal because many leaks were detected and repaired earlier in spring.
On water treatment, Brant explained the city is amending a contract with GHD Consulting Services to change chlorine delivery away from chlorine gas at Kannapolis Lake and to design a safer system. He also said the city renewed a contract with Freshwater Institute for lab testing for harmful algal blooms in Skaneateles Lake.
No formal council votes were recorded in the tentative session for these items; Brant said staff would follow up with specific lists and data when requested by councilors.
