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Superintendent Prescott updates board on water-main work, lab delays and proposes utility mapping
Summary
Superintendent Prescott reported new ductile-iron mains on Reed and Pond avenues, 800 feet of 8-inch main on School Street awaiting second-round testing, said unrecorded sewer infrastructure required a line relocation, and warned that lab reporting delays (up to a month) are stalling contractor work; the board received a proposal to map mill-yard utilities.
Superintendent Prescott told the Lincoln board the town has completed major sections of water-main replacement and reconnection on Reed Avenue and Pond Avenue and that School Street work includes about 800 feet of new 8-inch ductile-iron main now awaiting second-round disinfection and pressure testing before activation.
Prescott said crews discovered an unrecorded old sewer line that required the contractor to relocate the main to the other side of the street. "We ran into a little sewer line coming down the street that the town did not even know about," he said, noting the adjustment created extra work but was manageable.
He also warned that the lab used for sample analysis has had extended delays in returning written results, stretching turnarounds "from 3 to 4 days" in normal times to "2 weeks, 3 weeks, even up to as much as a month," which holds up project work such as the Smith Street bypass. Prescott said he had contacted the lab president and was prepared to consider alternative certified labs if the state master price-agreement process allows it.
Chair reported the town received a proposal from a consultant (PA) to field-survey and GPS-locate utilities in the Salesville Mill Yard, then overlay them onto the town's GIS; the chair recalled the field-work proposal at approximately $8,000 and asked staff to proceed with research and mapping preparations.
The board moved to accept the superintendent's report and voted in favor by voice vote.
