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Cities are required to tell people if they do or might have lead water pipes going to their homes and businesses. About two-thirds of Vinton’s service lines might have lead, whereas North Liberty has none. Cedar Rapids sent 9,.000 notices to homes and businesses.
Construction wrapped up late last week, ITC Midwest spokesperson Rod Pritchard said. The 345-kilovolt line was fully energized Thursday.
City of Cedar Rapids officials are exploring options to reduce the cost of its $348.3 million project to improve the Water Pollution Control Facility after awarding a construction contract exceeding initial cost estimates by about $70 million. Workforce constraints mostly fueled bids coming in higher than anticipated.
The Cedar Rapids Water Pollution Control Facility in the coming years will see $277.5 million in improvements that enhance its capacity to treat wastewater and reduce its environmental impact with new technologies. Here’s what the project will do.
The work started last week, after staff noticed a sinkhole caused by corrosion in the original pipe, which is critical to the city’s wastewater treatment process.
May Farlinger to succeed Terry Kouba, who is retiring
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