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Thursday, April 17, 2008

04/17/08 - "It's in a sorry state of repairs," Carolyn Giampe, Aquarion's project manager, said yesterday. "Emergency repairs will no longer cut it."

Aquarion Water Company Operations Manager David Medd and Project Manager Carolyn Giampe in the shadow of the current clearwell on the company's backcountry property. They are proposing a rennovation and expansion of the well to more than double its current capacity to meet with what they say are current standards.
( Keelin Daly/ Staff Photo)

Aquarion works to build bridge over troubled waters

Several months after encountering fierce neighborhood opposition to their ambitious expansion plans, Aquarion Water Co.

The water company, which expects to submit the plans to the town for land use review next month, will meet with neighbors today to discuss proposed landscaping improvements and unveil more details of their plans to persuade neighbors to drop their opposition.

At issue is a plan to triple the size of a water storage tank and build a new 6,800-square-foot chemical storage structure at the Putnam Water Treatment Plant on DeKraft Road. The upgrades and additions are necessary because the 1926 plant is antiquated, officials said.....

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