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Water woes plague Crawfordsville
By David Hotle
CRAWFORDSVILLE — The bad news for the Crawfordsville City Council Tuesday was that the cost of bringing water into town is about $660 per day and the loads will have to continue. The worse news is WACO Elementary School will soon open and it may be another couple of months before the city can hook onto Wapello Rural Water.
During the regular city council meeting, council member Rex Felts moved to dip into a fund the city had from the Washington County Riverboat Foundation to pay a $17,000 bill for hauling water into town. While paying the bills, city clerk Ruth Johnsen reported that money would have to be “moved around” in the city’s funds to pay the bills. Felts stressed it was a loan and the money would be put right back. The measure was approved. Mayor Tom Conrad said the cost of hauling water was $150 per load for hauling, plus $2.50 per 1,000 gallons of water. Each load takes 6,000 gallons and the city needs four truckloads a day. The council estimates it will take an additional truckload per day when school is in session.
“Marsha Corey said we can’t release the funds until about the end of August,” Engineer Stephen Hausner told the council, of a grant the city is receiving to pay for the work. “So, it will be another month.”
The state grant for the city to hook onto Wapello water will pay for all the work up to about $350,000 once approved. Before the grant is approved, all expenses — including trucking water to town — are paid by the city.
The city has been hauling water into town since it was discovered that the 1,700-foot well that provided water to the town cracked on June 24. Officials discovered sludge was contaminating the water supply. Olds, Riverside and Wayland are providing water to Crawfordsville.
During the regular city council meeting, council member Rex Felts moved to dip into a fund the city had from the Washington County Riverboat Foundation to pay a $17,000 bill for hauling water into town. While paying the bills, city clerk Ruth Johnsen reported that money would have to be “moved around” in the city’s funds to pay the bills. Felts stressed it was a loan and the money would be put right back. The measure was approved. Mayor Tom Conrad said the cost of hauling water was $150 per load for hauling, plus $2.50 per 1,000 gallons of water. Each load takes 6,000 gallons and the city needs four truckloads a day. The council estimates it will take an additional truckload per day when school is in session.
“Marsha Corey said we can’t release the funds until about the end of August,” Engineer Stephen Hausner told the council, of a grant the city is receiving to pay for the work. “So, it will be another month.”
The state grant for the city to hook onto Wapello water will pay for all the work up to about $350,000 once approved. Before the grant is approved, all expenses — including trucking water to town — are paid by the city.
The city has been hauling water into town since it was discovered that the 1,700-foot well that provided water to the town cracked on June 24. Officials discovered sludge was contaminating the water supply. Olds, Riverside and Wayland are providing water to Crawfordsville.
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