3/7/2014 10:01:00 AM Future Lakeland Customers to Get Electric Hookup Specs Jordan Fouts Times-Union Staff Writer NORTH WEBSTER – Future customers of the Lakeland Regional Sewer District will receive a letter explaining what they will have to do to provide electricity for grinder pumps. District board President Jim Haney said during Thursday’s meeting the letter will include specifications for electrical hookup and instructions for those who feel confident enough to do the work themselves. It will also include information about the U.S. Department of Agriculture 504 grant program, which may be able to help residents unable to afford the work. The board decided at past meetings to ask property owners to provide electricity for grinder pumps rather than building new system infrastructure at a cost of about $2 million and contracting with an energy provider. Haney said eliminating the initial cost and ongoing contract expense should together shave about $8 off monthly bills. Though there will be installation costs to customers, they can expect only an extra $1 a month on their electricity bills to power the pumps, according to board member Bob Marcuccilli. The system will have about 1,300 grinder pumps, some of those being shared pumps that will be powered by switching between the electric feed from two properties. The board also heard the latest timetable for the project, starting with revision of main and lateral line plans by DLZ Indiana LLC. The revised plans will bypass properties for which the district has not received easements and should take 30 to 45 days. A board committee will also be interviewing firms in the coming weeks to determine if it would be more cost-effective to contract out administrative and operational duties, or for the district to hire its own employees. Eight firms are being considered, Haney said. Revision will be followed by project submittal to USDA Rural Development, with review expected between mid-April and early June; bidding for contractors between June and July; and, best case, construction may begin in mid-October, said DLZ project manager Casey Irwin.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 23:48:37 +0000
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