Night has fallen and still no water... First off, forgive my sarcasm and let me say that no one from Buckeye Water gave us that estimate for getting water back on. That was our "guesstimate" and we missed it by a country mile.
Since my last post we've been back twice. Around 6 o'clock we found out that the break was larger than what was first thought. Instead of around a 2' hole, it turned out to be much more. The end result was that approximately 13' of that 14" diameter line needed to be replaced. That hole was much bigger at that time than what we saw earlier. The first picture above is the line where the break occurred. The second is BWD employee Sam Pierceson starting to cut out the bad section.
Shortly before 8 P.M. we made our last stop. The third picture is the pipe that was removed. It has the yellow strap around it. You can see the ragged edge where it broke. The last picture is Greg Stanley beginning to assemble parts of the replacement pipe. The blue pipe shown next to the broken one is the replacement.
It will be a while yet before we get the water back on but it's coming. We're not making any more "guesstimates". Don't forget that a boil order is automatic whenever there is a break.
Kudos also to BWD. Most companies in this day & age would try to get the job done with minimum number of people when it's costing them time & a half rates. We counted six people working on this break. From back hoe operator to the guy priming the pumps they were all busy.
ole nib
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Absolutely have to agree with you Ole' Nib. Aside from the fact all the water lines are old , like most every city / village in the area.....if not the country....not to digress but I watched Discovery one night about the aging water delivery systems through out the nation ; I think Baltimore MD had more water line breaks per year than anywhere in the US, but anyway, aside from just being old , any theories as to what caused the break in the first place?
i think that since wellsville has financed the expansion of the district via enormous water bills, the least they can do when they get calcutta, salineville, career center, etc. etc. up and running is to have those poor souls in the county finance new water lines for wellsville.
Didn't want to bother those guys with a lot of questions. They were busy. It looked like corrosion to me but that's just my guess. The break was on the bottom side of the old iron pipe where all the sediment sits. Looks like once it broke through the line just split with the force of the water. Again, that's just my guess.
nib
High and dry: I have no intention of funding new lines for your village. I pay for my water and PAID for new lines to get BWD water. Why should I have to pay again just so you can have new lines? That's crap.
And Wellsville has NOT "Financed the expansion of the district." We ALL pay the same rate as Wellsville so how do you figure you are paying for MY water lines? I bet you didn't have to pay a $3,250 tap in fee when BWD took over your water system, did you? I did, plus more to get lines to my property. Sorry, that dog don't hunt.
Whoa, High & Not dry in the County - Relax. No sense getting all pissy over something none of us have any control over.
If you need a target for your anger look at the County Commissioners that were in office back when SCCRWD came into being. They were responsible for the high water rates by giving the new water board free rein to charge whatever was thought they could get by on. With some grants and Wellsville's water system & the high rates they built up a new company from scratch.
Now it is possible for many folks like you to have safe, clean water. There are still many people in the district with tainted well water. They have to use all types of conditioning systems just to be able to use that well water. Eventually with being able to tap into the BWD system you'll probably be saving money in long run. You no longer have to buy salt, rust removers and bleach to make your water drinkable.
Over all it was probably a cost you didn't think of when you bought that dream house in the country, if you're one of 'em. We would bet the realtor didn't mention the well water.
nib
We built a new home with plans of tapping into BWD's service. We CHOSE this water and we PAID for this water (and the tap in fee).
It's not fair for anyone on the system to expect other customers to pay more so they can get better lines, etc.
We could be wrong but we think the commenter was referring to the rates we now all pay. Before the water district was formed Wellsville residents were paying something like $30 per quarter for water & sewage.
Shortly after the district was formed we were paying at least that much for water alone per month and the water rates started climbing. We don't recall what the minimum usage amount is anymore but if you have three or four people using arond 8,000 gallons a month you can expect a bill of around $80/month.
The raise in rates was shocking and many ville customers felt they were being "SCCRWD". One former Board member that was previously a Council member bluntly said "they'll have to live with it if they want water". When all the new trucks & equipment started rolling in it was felt Wellsville residents was financing the new district. In a way they did. With the expansion of the BWD customer base you "other" folks will eventually be helping to install new water lines in Wellsville, Lisbon and Salineville. In the long run it will probably be cheaper to replace those aging water lines rather than to be forced to pay over time rates to repair them. Down the line there may be grant money for replacements.
nib
The minimum amount usage is now 2,000 gallons, then you are charged per 1,000 gallons after that. Wellsville residents have been told for years that if BWD can expand it's operations and more customers are added onto the lines, then we would see a drop in our water rates. Never will happen.
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