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Geneva to install new Lawn Street water main under OPWC project after repeated breaks
Summary
City staff reported a winter spike in main breaks and outlined an OPWC-funded project to install a new water line on Lawn Street, described sampling reductions agreed with Aqua and a hiring need in the water department.
Josh, a City of Geneva water department employee, told the council the department recorded a surge of pipe failures this winter and that Lawn Street has averaged “2 to 5 main breaks a year” recently. He said the city secured an Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) waterline project to replace the south-side water main on Lawn Street.
The project, Josh said, would include a sidewalk on the south side, a new 2-inch line (described in the meeting as a "2 inch bridal and fill"), resurfacing with asphalt and other work intended to improve water quality and address aging infrastructure. He told the council the project is covered in part by OPWC grant funds; the local match was described as “about half” of the project cost and the grant portion “about $300,000.” The meeting transcript included an…
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