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Lewiston parks director identifies major leaks at Orchards and Burt Lips pools; recommends repairs and funding plan
Summary
Parks Director Justin Glenn reported pressure tests and a 10-day evaporation study found a significant leak at Orchards Pool (expansion joint failure) and subterranean piping issues affecting Burt Lips; Glenn recommended repair work with contractor estimates of about $14,000 for Orchards and $372,000 for Burt Lips and asked council for direction to authorize combined funding and return with formal proposals.
Justin Glenn, Lewiston's facilities parks and recreation director, presented an inspection and testing summary for two municipal pools and recommended proceeding with repairs to bring both assets back into safe operation.
Glenn said his team conducted a 10-day evaporation and leakage monitoring test and pressure testing on the pools with assistance from certified pool operators and an industry consultant (WMS Aquatics). At Orchards Pool the city recorded very high water loss (Glenn reported about five inches of pool-water loss per day in the controlled test) and identified an expansion-joint separation near the…
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