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Town to replace failed waterline at Banco Pool; crew will tap existing attic line to minimize trenching
Summary
After repeated leaks and failed locating attempts revealed a main service line buried about 8 feet deep, New Canaan approved a Hussey Brothers change order to replace the Banco Pool waterline. Staff located an attic 2-inch line and plan to tap it to avoid extensive excavation.
Town public-works and parks staff described a protracted repair at Banco Pool during the April 7 Board of Selectmen meeting after persistent leaks and failed locating efforts revealed that the service line runs much deeper than recorded.
DPW (S2) said the originally found service line was approximately 8 feet deep from building to chemical-room area and had multiple leaks when pressure-tested; earlier locating work failed because of subsurface interference. Rather than undertaking a…
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