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Carbondale staff outlines sewer, hydro and water-system projects; estimates big energy savings from blower upgrade
Summary
Scott Wenning, Carbondale staff liaison, briefed the Environmental Board on multiple utility projects, including a 50-horsepower wastewater blower replacement planned for March and a hydro control-panel installation targeted for April/May.
Scott Wenning, town staff liaison, updated the Carbondale Environmental Board on several town utility and infrastructure projects, emphasizing near-term work on wastewater, hydro generation, ditch maintenance and sewer replacement.
“My quick calculations show that this blower project that we're doing will save more energy than the hydro project will generate,” Wenning said of a planned wastewater blower upgrade. He described the unit as a 50-horsepower electric motor, about 3,500 pounds, with a variable-frequency drive (VFD); the town plans to install it…
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