MARION, OH–Aqua has just begun their final project for the year in the Marion service area. The project will replace 2,591 feet of cast iron water main with ductile iron pipe on Barnhart Street from East Center Street to East Mark Street. It will also involve installing six new fire hydrants and installing 17 new valves to isolate sections for future repairs and maintenance. In total, 53 customers will receive new service lines for the company-owned portion of the service.
“This project highlights the importance of our collaboration with the City of Marion,” said Aqua Ohio’s Area Manager Scott Ballenger. “Thanks to our ongoing communication with the city, we learned of their plans to do a sewer and street replacement project. We’re replacing the water main in advance of their project to avoid digging up new pavement when needed in the future.”
The water main to be replaced was installed in 1905 and has been in service since. Work is expected to be complete in April.
On-street parking will be restricted in areas where the contractor is working. Water service will be maintained throughout construction. However, customers receiving new service lines will experience short-term interruptions while their services are connected to the new main near the end of the project. Those customers will be notified by Aqua in advance of the planned interruptions.
Underground Utilities of Monroeville Ohio was selected to perform the work and the budget for this project is $780,000. Ballenger said the company expects to spend more than $40 million across Aqua’s 35 Ohio systems in 2022, approximately $4.8 million of that will be invested locally in Marion.
Aqua Ohio is the Buckeye State’s largest investor-owned drinking water and wastewater utility and serves about 500,000 residents in 19 counties. Visit AquaAmerica.com for more information, or follow Aqua on Facebook at facebook.com/MyAquaAmerica and on Twitter at @MyAquaAmerica