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Eleven Year Water Boil Advisory Ends

Eleven Year Water Boil Advisory Ends - Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 5:43PM EST

Reported by: Jeremy Deebel
Thursday, Feb 26, 2009 @ 05:43pm EST
Chapman Township, Clinton County-

More than a decade of frustration is finally over in one part of Clinton County. An eleven year water boil advisory in Chapman Township has ended.

Frank Gentzyel and his wife no longer have to go the water cooler for some good, clean H2O.

Gentzyel said, “There’s a difference in the water, yeah. But it’s a great thing that happened for the community. We really needed it.”

For years, surface water contaminated the ground water in Chapman Township.

But now, the water’s safer for their grandson Xander too.

That’s because a new pump house and transfer station now connect Chapman Township’s water system to those of Renovo and South Renovo. A new reservoir is also being used to store extra water.

The results? Increased water pressure and better quality H2O.

Chapman Township Water Authority Secretary Richard Eliason explained, “I’ve definitely noticed that the water is cleaner. It tastes very good. We use it everyday, making our coffee and drinking water and so on.”

The completion of the water system means no more buying and carrying water bottles for the Eliason’s, who say they went through about ten gallon jugs a week.

We’re told political infighting stalled progress on the interconnect for several years. But now that it’s done, the 120 or so customers of the Chapman Township Water Authority couldn’t be happier.

Eliason noted, “It took an awful lot of people working together.”

Gentzyel added, “I think the boys done a good job- the supervisors, the water committee. It was something we needed.”

Much of the funding for the interconnect project came from Community Development Block Grants and the Army Corps of Engineers.
 


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