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Underwood Engineers presents water asset-management plan funded by ARPA/DES
Summary
Underwood Engineers presented an ARPA- and DES-funded water asset management program for Plaistow on Dec. 16, outlining an inventory, condition assessment and prioritization of the town27s water assets and noting the system is largely new with no lead service lines identified.
Underwood Engineers presented the draft water asset management program they completed for the town of Plaistow, saying the project was paid for by a $100,000 ARPA/DES grant. The firm27s Margaret Blank told the Board the AMP includes an inventory and condition assessment of horizontal and vertical assets, a criticality matrix that ranks assets by probability and impact of failure, and financial-planning tools to estimate replacement costs.
The presentation described the system as largely new: 13.6 miles of water main, roughly 147 service connections, about 129 hydrants and 130 gate valves. The…
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