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District Projects for the Year 2006
 

          In addition to routine maintenance and unexpected main breaks, in 2006 Bangor Water District made significant progress on several projects. These included:

         1. A three-phase project to install/replace more than 4,200 feet of 12-inch water line on outer Hammond Street. Work included a new line from
            Banair Road  to Hammond Street extension, upgrading the line to the Hammond Street standpipe, and replacing the water main on outer
            Hammond Street. This project will improve water quality by eliminating a dead-end line and will replace water mains which had experienced a number
            of leaks.

2. Installation of a temporary system to use liquid instead of gaseous chlorine and ammonia for disinfection at Floods Pond. Use of liquid chlorine
    and ammonia is both safer and less expensive, and permanent systems for both will be installed in 2007.

3. Finalizing plans to install an electric power-generating turbine producing “green power” at BWD’s control valve site in Veazie. One
    pressure-reducing valve would be replaced with the turbine, and the resulting power will be sold.

4. Installation of 280 feet of new line from West Broadway to Pier Street, improving water quality by eliminating dead-end lines.
 

On the Project List for 2007

1. Replacing 3,000 feet of water main on Hogan Road from State Street to Mount Hope Avenue, a section of line that has experienced multiple leaks.

2. Replacing 350 feet of main on Center Street Avenue in conjunction with a City sewer project. Temporary services will be provided to customers while the work is completed.

3. Installing a main on Franklin Street in conjunction with City sewer work on the Franklin Street bridge. Currently the water lines dead-end on either end of the bridge.

4. Conducting a system-wide directional flushing of all mains, a process completed every other year to maintain water quality and monitor the integrity of the system. Opening a hydrant draws water through the main at a faster than usual speed, allowing any sediment to be flushed away. The sediment is a corrosion byproduct associated with pipe (such as iron). Water may be discolored for a short time after flushing but is safe to drink.

5. Installation of a 16" main on Venture Way.

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