Potential Meander Reservoir contamination sources include 182 oil and gas wells, 18 miles of oil and gas pipelines, a 72-inch above-ground pipe carrying Canfield’s sewage to the Meander Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant and 145 road and eight rail crossings of the creek, the reservoir or its tributaries, according to MVSD’s drinking water source protection plan. “This would be optimum, but you have to look at whether it’s financially feasible.”
Blair, a member of MVSD’s board of directors since 1996. “In the best of all worlds, you’d want to have this backup” supply pipe, said Atty. “I don’t know if it’s going to possibly ever move forward or not because of the cost,” he added. Berlin Reservoir would serve as that backup water source,” said Rufus G. “I think we have to have a backup water supply to MVSD. In all of MVSD’s operation since its initiation in 1932, Meander Creek Reservoir has never been unavailable as a water source due to contamination. “We’ve never had an issue to date, but we always want to be prepared,” he added. “I would recommend that it be done at some point,” because a secure backup water supply is desirable in case of an emergency, he said. Vigorito asked for a cost estimate for such an installation after a Vindicator reporter inquired in July about a backup water- supply plan in case Meander water would become unusable due to an algae bloom.
The plan would use the existing pump station at Berlin Reservoir and completely bypass Meander Creek and Meander Creek reservoir. The estimate came from AECOM, formerly URS, a consulting engineering firm, which has offices in Cleveland and Akron, said Anthony P. Installing 12 miles of 42-inch- diameter underground pipe to deliver a backup water supply from Berlin Reservoir directly to the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District’s water treatment plant would cost $48 million, according to an estimate received by the district’s chief engineer. SEE ALSO: Aeration of reservoir under review
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