Hefty Price Tag for Algonquin Well Repairs
Algonquin board authorizes $61,176 for repairs.
Who can’t relate to fixing a problem around the house only to discover a bigger problem that can lead to more repairs? Algonquin is facing that situation with one of its wells that will cost the village thousands of dollars. Public Works staff noticed a 55 percent drop in capacity and a drop in output in October. The well, which feeds into Well No. 3, was taken out of service to figure out the problem. What a contractor discovered is 95 percent of a well screen was blocked with mineral and biological buildup, which caused the drop in gravity. A bigger problem was discovered: the pipes and valve were extremely soft due to a process called graphitization, according to village documents. Graphitization occurs when groundwater pulls the …
d
8:07 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
I just moved to Algonquin a year ago and have noticed how hard the water is here. I get mineral build up so quickly and it is much harder to keep fixtures clean. The water pressure is also not great. Is there something Algonquin does differently in it's water treatment that affects the water quality so negatively? more ›