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City on track to replace 14,400 water service lines by 2028
REPLACING WATER LINES McKinney workers are averaging just over 1,200 water line replacements each year, according to city staff. Number of water service line replacements
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MCKINNEY The city of McKinney’s Public Works Department has replaced over 8,600 water service lines as part of a 10-year citywide replacement project, according to a presentation at an Aug. 1 council meeting. Director of Public Works Ryan Gillingham presented an update on the project at the meeting, noting that the project is estimated to be completed in 2028. The gist The $14 million project, which began in April 2017, set out to replace 14,400 copper service lines across the city with plastic service lines. McKinney has just over 67,000 water service lines, which is a pipe that connects water mains in the street to water meters and the private water service line on a property, according to the presentation. Over 37,000 of McKinney’s water
service lines are made of copper, while the other lines are made of high-density polyethylene plastic, Gillingham said. Due to inferior cop- per used when installing service lines between 1997 and 2011, city staff has faced challenges, including leaks from the copper services lines, he said. The replacement project aims to reduce nonrevenue water, or water lost between when it enters the city and when it is delivered to property owners, according to the presentation. ligence software to determine which neighborhoods will be targeted next for service line replacement, accord- ing to the presentation. Using data of what leaks have needed repairs by city staff, along with Going forward City staff are using artificial intel- information about when neighbor- hoods were built, city staff are able
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to prioritize the service line replace- ments, Gillingham said. “It’s really neat to see how our field staff is using technology to improve efficiency and cost for the city,” Gillingham said. The project is expected to be com- plete in 2028, about a year after the original target date. Just under 6,000 service line replacements remain, according to the presentation. Gillingham also noted that the department plans to monitor the remaining 23,000 copper service
lines across McKinney and consider ways to continue the replacement program if needed. Learn more To learn more about the citywide water service line replacement project, as well as what streets are expected to receive replacements in the coming months, visit www.mck- inneytexas.org. For questions about water line replacements on McKinney streets, call 972-547-7360 or email serviceline@mckinneytexas.org.
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