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Lewiston council reviews $500,000 canal repairs tied to FERC penstock requirement
Summary
Council heard details of a $500,000 request in the five-year capital improvement plan to plug and fill penstocks and repair Mill 5 intake structures to meet Federal Energy Regulatory Commission safety requirements; staff said major work should be completed within five years.
Lewiston city staff asked the City Council on March 4 to include $500,000 in this year’s Local Capital Improvement Program for structural and operational repairs to the city’s roughly 175‑year‑old canal system. Of that amount, $300,000 would go to “plug and fill” the upper A penstocks and $200,000 toward repairs at Mill 5, including intakes and caps.
The work responds to requirements from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Dan Rodrigue, electrical superintendent, said FERC and other safety divisions…
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