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Melbourne schedules Ketchum water-main work; leak detection ongoing
Summary
Council business noted planned work by Needham Excavation to lay a new water main on Ketchum, ongoing efforts to locate a water leak using a logger system with outside advice, and a suggestion to use crawl cameras to trace inflow to the wastewater system.
The Melbourne City Council recorded plans to lay a new water main on Ketchum and ongoing leak-detection work during its Aug. 9 meeting.
Clerk Mary Pothast said Needham Excavation is scheduled to begin work at the end of the week or the start of the following week. The city has not yet located a persistent water leak; public works staff are deploying a logger system to assist with detection, using advice from an employee of the City of Bedford. Council members discussed additional investigation options, including using crawl cameras to trace any extra water entering the wastewater system.
Why it matters: the work on the Ketchum water main and the unresolved leak affect service reliability and may have downstream costs in treatment and repairs. The city’s use of specialized detection equipment and coordination with external municipal staff indicates a technical, multi-step approach to resolving the problem.
Next steps: the contractor will begin the water-main work as scheduled, public works will continue logger monitoring, and the council discussed pursuing camera inspections if logger data suggests inflow points.
No formal vote or ordinance was recorded for the water-main contract during the meeting; the clerk presented these operational updates as part of old business.
