Logansport Utilities and an engineering group will soon be going door-to-door in various neighborhoods to continue the utility company’s water service line replacement work in identifying piping material and later replacing aged infrastructure, according to a press release from LU.
Wessler Engineering out of Fort Wayne is helping to complete an inventory of the water service line pipe materials and to help identify which areas still need lead lines (or galvanized steel downstream from lead lines) replaced.
Mail went out in spring of 2023 to all LU customers with an instructional letter asking residents to help identify their water service lines that enter their properties and to then send back the information. Different piping materials have been used over almost 130 years and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management has mandated all water systems in the state complete an inventory of all water service lines.
Starting Wednesday, Greg Foley and Kathy Jackson from Wessler Engineering will target four main areas of the city (areas 1, 2, 5 and 6 indicated on the accompanying map) to go door-to-door, Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., to assist in the identification process and explain the project.
Foley and Jackson will have identification badges, a vehicle with Wessler Engineering logos and will be distributing the water service line information form provided by LU. With Wessler Engineering’s aid, in some cases, they may need to enter the home or crawl spaces with the resident’s permission to identify the water line material. The four targeted neighborhoods are estimated to be inventoried by the end of September.
Customers in the targeted areas can complete the requested information on their own by heading to LU’s website, www.logansportutilities.com, and filling out the online form. Customers can also make an appointment for assistance in identifying pipe materials by calling 574-739-0900.
Customers will not be charged for the water service line replacement project. Grant money of $7.1 million was awarded to LU in 2022 to help fund the project. Service line replacement work launched in 2023. Additional funding of a $2.5 million grant was announced in July 2024 by the State Revolving Fund. Bids for the upcoming service line replacement construction work will be accepted next month.
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