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Newport/Northern State boiler replacement faces site, pond and access hurdles, officials say
Summary
Designers told the committee that replacing the Newport facility's aging wood-chunk boiler will require a new boiler house and trenching for hot-water piping; site constraints (wetlands, ponds, ledge, truck access) may force stormwater relocation and increase costs and schedules.
Designers and corrections staff briefed the House Corrections and Institutions Committee on Jan. 30 about a long-running plan to replace Newport's aging boiler system with a new wood-chip boiler housed outside the security perimeter.
Joe of Buildings and General Services described the preferred approach: construct a separate boiler house outside the secure yard, then pump hot water to the…
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