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Freeport council ratifies emergency work at Well 11 and approves ComEd service upgrade tied to $31M water project
Summary
The council ratified emergency electrical work at Well 11, approving a $17,013 contract for Nelson Carlson, and approved a ComEd service agreement and $41,743.06 payment for electrical upgrades tied to a $31 million water treatment project funded by EPA and emerging-contaminants grants.
The Freeport City Council on Feb. 24 ratified emergency electrical work at Well 11 and approved a ComEd service agreement to support a new water facility that city staff said is backed by $31 million in outside funding.
Manager Boyer told the council that the booster station at Well 11 was installed after rising radium readings required a polymer treatment system, and that chemical feed lines were precipitating, which made a carrier water/booster and electrical connection necessary. "We brought it for council to ratify the electrical work to connect the booster station and effectively connect the polymer system to the treatment process," Boyer said.…
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