Article submitted by Jamie Fleury, The Pilot News Staff Writer
During the last Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety meeting of 2022, member Bill Walters commended the City of Plymouth Street Department for their response to the winter storm.
Utilities Superintendent Donnie Davidson updated the board that the Water / Wastewater Department is going door-to-door performing service line inspections to determine if there is a presence of lead in the service line. Due to confusion on the part of some homeowners regarding whether they have a galvanized line, a lead line or a copper line, Davidson thought it best to perform the inspections to be 100% sure. Davidson hopes to have the inspections complete by the end of 2023 to comply with the Federal requirement of completion by 2024. The inspections will help Davidson and his team determine how they will approach the remedy to any lead service lines found. As of the meeting on December 27, the team has found none.
Davidson also requested that the BPWS approve the purchase of a Closed Circuit Televising Unit. Davidson requested a RapidView IBAK, a leading supplier of sewer inspection equipment in the amount of $274,488. He noted reliability of the unit in addition to accessible training opportunities and servicing of the unit locally in Rochester. He has confirmed with Baker Tilly that financing is available for the unit. The unit will be used for the inspection of over 500,000 feet of sewers in the City of Plymouth. The board approved his request. The unit won’t arrive for approximately 11 to 12 months; and will be paid for in 2023.
The Plymouth Board of Public Works re-appointed Steve Listenberger and Jodi Overmyer to the Tree Committee.
