BWD Needs Your Vote

Buckeye Water District is asking for our help. They are in the running for part of a $330,000 Rural Community Assistance Program grant. The grant is for the installation and software for a Geographical Information System (GIS) that maps out all water lines and valves through out the district's system. Once completed it will enable the water district to pinpoint shut off valves and the exact location of the pipelines and valves.

There are several reasons this will be helpful to both the water company and its customers. It will allow maintenance personnel to quickly locate a waterline that has broken such as the one we had recently in Wellsville. With a quick check on a computer they will be able to pin point the shut off, the location of the line and the size of the line that burst. There is a short video on You Tube you can view showing some of the problems faced when a break occurs. Go to http://www.youtube.com/user/efficientgovenow#p/85FCA6090BA7ABD1/7/W80dGpliPny to see it.

For the district it cuts down on man hours used and loss of water to get a break repaired. For us customers it means a shorter shut off time before water service is restored. Here's how you can help: Go to http://www.efficientgovnow.org/. On the bar across the top click on the Vote tab. Follow the instructions and vote for the Buckeye Water group. It's selection D on the list. Pass the word around to your friends, neighbors and other family members. Anyone 13 years of age or older in NE Ohio is eligible to vote. You can pick up ballots at the office on Clark for anyone that isn't on-line.

The top vote getters get the grant. Deadline to vote is Monday, May 31. As of last Thursday we were told the BWD group was running seventh. Your vote is needed and your help is appreciated by Al and the gang.

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