I am a new Superintendent for St Louis Park and I am trying to make some changes that I feel are necessary. One of the latest hot topics that I am working on is changing our existing practice of how we treat service connections during water main replacement on infrastructure projects. The home owners own the service line from the house to the water main, including the corp and curb stop. If the home owner doesn't want to be assessed to replace any of their service, they don't have too, including lead. In the past, present, and maybe future, the city pays and adds a new corp and about a 5 foot section of copper and a union to reconnect the service line. I don't agree with this practice and I wish to make the change of replacing the service line from the water main to the curb stop, along with replacing the CS. I would really appreciate feedback from each city on what your practice is and how you deal with lead service lines also, during infrastructure. Even if your city has a similar practice, please respond. Thanks-   read more

How do other city’s determine when to replace watermain. Do they go by age, type of material, number of breaks, mill and overlay project, etc.  read more

I want to put out an RFP for Engineering Services on the upgrade of an unimproved Well and Treatment Plant (with the exception of chemical injection systems) of 1960's vintage. If you could email me anything you might have that is at all similar to: Tcaruso@ci.hudson.wi.us I would GREATLY appreciate it! Also... I am willing to pay for expertise in this if you know of someone with this knowledge (past Utility Directors etc, please call or email me), but I do not want to use someone affiliated with the firms I want to bid on the RFP. THANKS ! Tim 715-386-4760 715-381-3881 cell   read more