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Selectboard hears water-line freeze, well-drilling access problems and plans for pipe replacement
Summary
Town Manager Tim Stevens reported a burst/failed pipe under Spring Street requiring a new service line and said the town will pursue replacing deteriorating metal piping in summer; well testing was constrained by denial of access to one private parcel and drillers sampled Lynch Road instead, with results to be sent to NHDES.
At the March 3 meeting, Town Manager Tim Stevens updated the Select Board on multiple water-system issues, including an emergency repair on Spring Street and complications in ongoing well testing.
Stevens said public works crews discovered a leak under Spring Street after frozen lines and, during excavation, the old pipe broke, requiring a new line to be run. "When they tried to dig up the pipe, the pipe broke so they had to run a new line," Stevens told the board. He said the town plans a summer project to replace deteriorating metal piping across the system.
Stevens also reported test-drilling for water wells encountered an access problem: the driller was not authorized to use the Rudd property, so the crew drilled on Lynch Road instead and will forward results to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services for review. Easements required for the wells have not all been completed, and staff said they are waiting on outstanding easement work.
Other utility items noted: Stevens said he discussed alternatives for couriering water samples to Concord and prefers using Lancaster as a pickup point to avoid unnecessary staff travel. The Select Board asked that staff notify members by email when significant utility events occur.
What happens next: Well test results will be submitted to NHDES for review; the board directed staff to continue work on easements and to prepare summer plans for pipe replacement.
