For Immediate Release
2004-09-24
For further information contact:
Cindie Ashton, Communications Officer, 546-4291, extension 3116
EAST-END RESIDENTS ASKED
TO CONSERVE WATER
AS CATARAQUI PIPE IS CONNECTED
As the Cataraqui River Utility Crossing project moves into its final stages, Utilities Kingston will be asking residents
east of the River to make an extra effort to reduce water use during the day on Monday, September 27 and Tuesday,
September 28, while the water pipe is being connected.
Tests on the new 1.1 kilometre water pipe indicate the pipes are ready to be connected to the City's water system and
put into use. To complete this work Utilities Kingston will have to shut-off the water to east-end homes to make the
connection of the new pipe to the James Street Water Pumping Station.
"Beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Monday morning, water supplied to east-end homes will be temporarily shut-off," says Jim
Miller, Manager of Technical Services. "The Gore Road, DND and Milton water towers will be full each morning and, with
conservation, enough water will be available for flushing toilets, showers, hand washing dishes and especially for fire
protection."
The work is expected to take approximately six hours, but conserving water until at least 5:00 p.m. to maintain adequate
fire protection and water for sanitation is the key to the timing in this stage of the project.
"The longer residents refrain from non-essential water uses, such as doing laundry, washing vehicles, watering lawns and
running dishwashers, the longer crews will have to complete the work on the connection," says Miller. "There are two
pieces of work scheduled to be completed, one on each day. However, crews will be prepared to complete both works on
Monday provided the water level does not drop near unsafe levels."
The water pipe will carry water from the Water Purification Facility on King Street, under the river to the east-end
residents.
There is still some work to do on the two new sewer pipes to connect them and put them in use, but they should be
operational early next year. The upgrades planned for the River Street pumping station are necessary before the new
sewer pipes can be fully used. The River Street pumping station collects and pumps sewage and other household wastewater
from City Central into the sewage pipes beneath the River and to the Ravensview Treatment Facility.
The new pipes run parallel to the existing 50 year old water and sewer pipes and provide back up to each other for
future maintenance and inspections.
"After the years of planning and anticipation, it's quite exciting to see a project of this scale move into the
operational stage," adds Miller.
More information of the work in progress is available by visiting the Web site, at www.utilitieskingston.com.
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