Source to Sewer Town Hall

Source to Sewer Town Hall

DISCUSSION AND JOINS USLIVE WITH MORE ABOUT THEDISCUSSION -- TROY?THIS WAS BILLED AS ACONVERSATION THAT WOULDINDEED BE IN- DEPTH, AND ITDID NOT DISAPPOINT IN THATREGARD...THE VIRTUAL TOWN HALL WASTHE BRAINCHILD OF JACKSONRESTARAUNTEUR JEFFGOOD...DR. CHARLES WILLIAMSGAVE A POWER POINTPRESENTATION THATDETAILED THE CITY'SHISTORY OF RUNNING A WATERSYSTEM SINCE IT'S INITIALPURCHASE FROM A PRIVATECOMPANY IN 1908...HE ALSO EXPLAINED HOW THECITY'S WATER TREATMENT ANDWASTEWATER TREATMENTSYSTEMS WORK...HE SAID 8 PERCENT OF THECITY'S 15 HUNDRED SQUAREMILES OF WATERLINES AREOVER 1 HUNDRED YEARS OLD...DURING THE FEBRUARY ICESTORM, 48 DEGREE WATER FROMTHE RESERVOIR ENTERED THESYSTEM AND FROZE THE WATERSCREENS AND VALVES AT THE OBCURTIS TREATMENT PLANT...THAT LED TO WATER NOTGETTING INTO THESYSTEM...CAUSING AFAILURE...THE MAYOR SAYS OUR SYSTEMWAS NEVER BUILT FOR EXTREMECOLD WEATHER... <THOSE CITIES THATEXPERIENCE COLDERTEMPERATURES - BUILTWEATHERIZED SYSTEMS AND SOTHEY ANTICIPATED THE COLDWEATHER WHEN THEY BUILTTHOSE SYSTEMS BECAUSE THEYKNOW DROPPING BELOW 32DEGREES IS NORMAL IN THOSECITIES,A ND IT HAPPENS ALLTHE TIME AND SO THAT IS NOTTHE WAY OUR SYSTEM WASBUILT.

WHETHER IT SHOULDHAVE BEEN IS NOT ASIMPORTANT, IT IS WHOCREATED THE PROBLEM AND WHOIS NOW RESPONSIBLE TO FIX ITAND NOW WE HAVE TO FIX THEISSUE.