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Public works details water accomplishments, testing, and multi-million-dollar 40th Street choice
Summary
Public works staff reported rebuilding 31 PRVs, exercising 560 hydrants, completing a citywide lead-and-copper inventory and outlined a 40th Street water-line project that would cost about $1.178 million if done ahead of road work or about $2.2 million if packaged with federal funding.
John, the public works presenter, told the council crews rebuilt about 31 pressure-reducing valves (PRVs) this year, exercised and flushed 560 fire hydrants and completed the state-required lead-and-copper inventory that was submitted in October. On monitoring compliance he said the water system scored 15 on the state point system and acknowledged a monitoring lapse that staff have corrected.
John also presented project-cost options for a 40th Street water-line replacement, telling the council, "If we're to do it before they do the road, it'll cost you 1,000,000 1.178. If we wanna tie it with the federal money, it's gonna cost you $2,200,000." He said federal grant requirements (including prevailing-wage and buy-America rules) can drive up local costs and that tying work to federal road projects may change the city's share and schedule.
Why it matters: decisions about sequencing water-line work with road projects affect the city's capital plan and the local share of funding under federal programs. Staff recommended council consider tradeoffs between single shutdown and combined projects as they prioritize the city's project list.
