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Carbondale utility director reports major leak losses, outlines $1.5–$2M smart‑meter rollout and ditch headgate improvements
Summary
Town utility staff told the Environmental Board that a late‑winter freeze‑thaw cycle caused several water leaks that together lost roughly 7 million gallons; staff also said proposals to replace meters with a smart‑meter system are under review (estimated $1.5–$2 million) and a Carbondale ditch headgate design will be started this summer.
At the Carbondale Environmental Board meeting on April 21, Town utility director Scott Wenning reported that a freeze‑thaw event in early February triggered multiple leaks across the town’s water distribution system, costing the town about 7,000,000 gallons of water and prompting a contractor to be hired for a town‑wide leak survey.
Wenning said the town spent about $20,000 to hire a contractor to perform leak detection and that staff completed a meter pilot study and will finalize a selection memo this week. He told the board the full smart‑meter implementation proposals he received range from $1.5 million to $2 million. Wenning said the meters are owned by the utility as capital improvements (not a…
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