April 27, 2009
Monday Headlines: East Boston Water Main Break Detours Traffic
A break in a 12-inch water main in East Boston near the entrance to the Sumner Tunnel forced a detour, created a sinkhole, left parts of nearby streets under 5 inches of water and forced the evacuation of two apartment buildings.
Headlines
In Florida, a water main break on Central Florida Parkway in Orange County diverted traffic to a local hospital. Firefighters say they responded to a report of a large water main break, which was causing flooding on the main road.
A $43 million project in North Palm Beach County, Florida is underway to meet stricter standards for drinking water. Upon completion, 80,000 customers will no longer have a yellow tint in their drinking water caused by the current lime-softening plant.
Water officials have nearly doubled the chlorine levels at a treatment plant in Bloomfield, Connecticut and plan marathon testing in response to last week’s outbreak of microorganisms in metro Hartford’s public water supply.
Stimulus Spotlight
It’s a new segment on Water News Update called “Stimulus Spotlight.” Today, three cities in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad are among the first in the state to receive federal stimulus funding for wastewater and stormwater projects. Each project will receive a loan for the project, half of which will go toward principal forgiveness (making it a direct subsidy) and the other as a zero percent interest loan.
Sewer Rate News
Minnetonka, Minnesota
Tivoli, New York
