BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Starting next year, the city workers who come to upgrade home water meters for Battle Creek residents will also check to make sure that home water pipes aren’t set up in a way that would allow sewage or chemical solutions to backflow into the drinking water system.
Battle Creek water customers will start to receive pamphlets next month that explain the city’s residential cross-connection control program.
Battle Creek water customers will soon receive this pamphlet on cross connection.
"We are not going to pick a street and go up and down the street," Hart said.
"We will be doing it when we are given access to people’s homes for meter work."
HydroCorp has also provided cross connection survey training to the city staff in preparation for the residential cross connection control program.
At a meeting on Tuesday, Battle Creek City Commissioners approved a new three-year contract with HydroCorp to continue the industrial and commercial cross connection surveys.
The contract will cost the city $178,920 with unit prices prevailing, and any pre-approved expenses outside the scope of work at the contracted hourly rate plus materials.
"They’ve done a really admirable job of getting to facilities and making corrections and administering the entire program for us," Hart said of HydroCorp.
Contact Kalea Hall at (269) 966-0697 or khall@battlecreekenquirer.com.