Southern York County Life

Sewer and Water Authority reports on pipeline

The Stewartstown Borough Sewer and Water Authority expects the pipeline construction along Route 851 bringing water from York Water Company to be complete near the end of August - beginning of September timeframe. The Authority had requested Kinsley Construction to add a second crew at its July meeting. This speeded construction up considerably. As the two crews got closer to each other, PADOT expressed safety concerns with the weaving of traffic around two crews, so work resumed with one crew. In addition, the Authority’s request for approval from PADOT to cross a box culvert was denied. Both of these added a few days to the construction schedule, but helps to assure safety and that adequate cover is provided over the pipeline.

Following completion of the stream crossing, pipeline installation will continue to the control valve vault. Next, the control valve, meter, and valve vault will be installed and the electrician will install the control and SCADA equipment to complete the field work. The control valve will then be wired to the Borough Office to allow remote control of flow. Initially, the control valve had not been scheduled to be shipped to the construction site until 23 August, but shipment was able to be speeded up.

Upon completion of pipeline construction, the pipeline will be filled for disinfection and flushed. Water samples will be collected for bacteriological testing. Kinsley Construction has been working to fill the pipeline and flush as work progresses to save time on the schedule. Finally, the sections of the pipe will be pressure tested. This is not a long process, if everything tests fine. The test takes a few hours per pipe section tested.

The Authority customers have been conserving these last few weeks and this is helping ease the strain on the wells. The Authority requests that conservation continue in accordance with the Stewartstown Mayor’s call for “Mandatory Water Restrictions” until the pipeline is complete, flushed, and tested in the September timeframe. The mandatory water restrictions will be lifted by the Mayor after the Engineer assures the work is acceptable and the water operators are comfortable with this new system. Voluntary water restrictions will remain in effect in accordance with the PA Department of Environmental Protection’s drought watch declaration and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission’s call for users to voluntarily conserve water. The next scheduled Authority meeting is 26 September, 7:30 pm, at the Borough office.

by Jeffery S. Grow
Posted by Dan Baldwin on 08/22/2001 at 03:32 PM in News

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