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Carbondale staff report major utilities projects: wellfield redrill, Second Street sewer work and Neville Creek hydro timeline
Summary
Town staff reported plans to redrill a Roaring Fork Well Field well in June, replace about 1,000 feet of sewer main on Second Street, and target mid-May start for the Neville Creek hydro project; staff warned of a recent sewer backup, a delayed blower replacement and ongoing water-meter vendor selection.
Town staff provided an extended utilities update to the Carbondale Environmental Board, describing immediate work on drinking-water wells, a major sewer-main replacement and progress on a long-delayed hydroelectric project.
Scott Wenning, the town staff liaison, said the Roaring Fork Well Field requires redrilling and that the town has found two additional wells at the end of their useful lives. "We are replacing our well out at the Roaring Fork Well Field, and planning on redrilling that well in June," Wenning said, adding that the work and related assessments have become a large multi-year project.
Sewer and backups
Wenning reported plans to replace about 1,000 feet of sewer main along Second Street this summer. He also described a "very large sewer backup" that recently damaged basements…
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