PUB Authorizes Contracts for Water Improvements
“The Parkersburg Utility Board this morning unanimously authorized contracts for the upcoming $19 million water system improvement project and an amendment to cover additional expenses for the design of that work. Manager Eric Bennett also informed the board the second stair screening system to,” reports News And Sentinel in their blog.
“Prevent rags and other objects from entering the wastewater treatment plant failed on Feb. 18. The first was damaged earlier in February by a brick that apparently broke off an older manhole. So right now, the staff is manually cleaning the bar screens, Bennett said. The contracts approved were $4,553,934.37 with Stonegate.”
