MEDIA ADVISORY

Mayor: Jennifer P. Dougherty

CONTACT: Nancy Gregg Poss, Public Information Officer, 301-360-3842

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, March 21, 2003

BOARD OF ALDERMEN VOTE UNANIMOUSLY

TO FUND WATER MAIN CLEANING AND

RELINING PROJECT

Frederick, Md. --- The City of Frederick’s Board of Aldermen voted unanimously last night to award Bid #03-19 for “Watermain Cleaning and Lining” to Heitkamp, Inc. The contract, at the expense of $34.01 per linear foot, was awarded allowing up to $600,000 to complete this process in the Villa Estates Area of the City.

Marc Stachowski, Chief of Water and Sewer Division for the City of Frederick, presented reasons for the City to address the growing need to clean and line existing water mains. This process will benefit the city’s existing water mains in several ways. It will eliminate obstructions in mains, which cause friction and increased pump working pressures. It will also eliminate places for micro-organisms and bacteria’s to grow. And finally it will eliminate poor water quality, which results from sediment deposits breaking loose in the mains. Mr. Stachowski also pointed out that this process would assist in sealing any cracks or leaks in the City’s water lines, which will help in the ongoing water conservation efforts in the City.

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