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Pocomoke City council approves compressor and pump purchases for wastewater system, OKs emergency repair payment
Summary
The Pocomoke City Mayor and Council authorized replacing an aging air compressor at the wastewater treatment plant, approved several pump replacements at city lift stations, and authorized payment for an emergency pump repair at a cost of $6,794.77.
Pocomoke City’s mayor and council on Aug. 4 authorized purchases and payments intended to address equipment failures and reliability concerns at the city wastewater treatment plant and several lift stations.
Council members voted to approve replacing the treatment plant’s roughly 15-year-old air compressor, to buy new pumps for multiple lift stations, and to pay an emergency repair bill to a vendor that had restored a standby pump.
The council approved the purchases after staff said an airflow study found “insufficient air supplies reaching the sand filters,” which could reduce treatment efficiency. City staff told the council the lead time for the replacement compressor is about 16 weeks; staff recommended buying a package that…
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