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Health Department Tests Delay Century Water Project
June 10, 2010
There has been a slight delay, but water problems for residents of Backwoods Road in Century will soon come to an end.
A $1.58 million project to improve the Town of Century’s water system in the Backwoods Road, State Line Road, Highway 4A area is on hold after a couple of failing health department tests.
The improvements recently failed a handful of 20 recent water quality tests. The system was flushed to remove impurities so that future tests will give the town the go-ahead to pump water to customers through the improvements.
Additional samples were taken, according to engineer Dale Long, and he said he expects those results to be available by next week. “I would rather have more tests than people being sick,” he said.
According to Mayor Freddie McCall, service lines are installed and ready to attach to individual customer meters once the health approval is given.
The entire project includes a new 300,000 gallon elevated water storage tank to improve system reliability and fire protection, two natural gas operated back-up generators to improve system reliability for the existing water treatment plants, 16,000 feet of six-inch water main and a booster station to provide fire protection, improve pressure and system reliability in a portion of the existing water system franchise area.
Almost all of the project is complete, according to the mayor. The booster station has not been installed yet, but McCall said the system will be used prior to its construction.
Residents of Backwoods Road have complained about poor water pressure and poor water quality for 10 years. They are currently served by just a two-inch water main.
Pictured top: A new 300,000 gallon elevated water storage tank under construction at the intersection of Academy and Henry streets in Century. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
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2 Responses to “Health Department Tests Delay Century Water Project”
I hope you have better luck with the booster station than we did
Three cheers for Dale Long and his efforts. The guy is overworked.