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Council accepts grant to rehabilitate water plant filters amid resident concern about brown water and distribution pipes
Summary
Council accepted a grant to rehabilitate or replace aging sand-filtration tanks at the water purification plant; staff said the work treats source water but does not by itself solve brown water caused by aging distribution mains, prompting public questions and requests for a longer-term distribution pipe plan.
The council voted Oct. 15 to accept grant funding to rehabilitate or replace the city’s sand-filtration tanks at the water purification plant. Staff said the existing filters are roughly 35 years old and the grant could cover either rehabilitation or full replacement of vessels as needed.
During the discussion residents asked whether the project will stop ‘‘brown…
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