City of Mansfield Water Repair Department 2000 Overview The year 2000 was a very busy year for the Water Repair Department; installing new water lines in the South Boulevard and Coolridge Heights areas, repairing water breaks and buying new and safer equipment. During the year, contractors placed new mains in the South Boulevard, Coolridge Heights, Ruth Avenue and Arnold Street areas. Water crews worked, in between the 110 main breaks that occurred during the year, to change over nearly 200 taps to the new water mains. All the taps in the South Boulevard area, have been changed over. A new boring machine was purchased. A hydraulic ram used for pushing and pulling pipe under roadways also was purchased. In September and November of 1999, 157 taps were completed. Over 200 new construction taps were done ranging from 3/4" to 8". These varied from residential taps to fire line taps in the industrial parks. During 2000, a new procedure was started of issuing boiling advisories. This is a new procedure required by the State of Ohio EPA when we have a depressurization in our system. We issued 35 boil advisories with the EPA and they all passed with no positive tests. We sent a mailer with the water bills to better inform the public about boiling advisories. With the help of the news media, positive results occurred. A grant from the Bureau of Workers Compensation was obtained to buy new safety equipment. Two new ergonomic jack hammers that relieve stress to the wrist and arms and reduce the chance of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome were purchased. A valve exerciser that will be used to exercise the main line valves in the distribution system was also purchased. It is used to exercise a main line valve to reduce the risk of injury and also equipment failure. An exercising program was implemented and this equipment was used extensively. This will help reduce the valves that fail when shut downs are done for breaks. We replaced 22 valves and 4 were repaired during the past year. Over 1800 line locations for contractors were performed. This shows that the Ohio Utility Protection Service works for the City of Mansfield. Other activities included replacing 226 curb boxes for Utility Collections, repairing 246 lawns that were torn up on main breaks or other repairs and responding to 40 rusty water calls that were caused by hydrant flushing or from breaks. We want to continue providing quality service for the citizens of Mansfield. With new training of current supervisors and staff, and their commitment to quality service, the City will continue giving the Mansfield community excellent service. How to contact us: Phone: (419) 755-9806
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