Brown Water in Franklin Square Being Addressed

WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT TO BEGIN
on
1st AVENUE, 2nd AVENUE, 3rd AVENUE,
1st STREET, 2nd STREET, 3rd STREET, 4th STREET,
OAK COURT AND OAK PLACE
FRANKLIN SQUARE
March 2009

As part of its continuing effort to improve water service for domestic use and fire protection, the Water Authority of Western Nassau County (the "Water Authority") is replacing approximately 11,000 feet of old 6-inch and 8-inch water mains with new 8-inch water mains on 1st Avenue, 2nd Avenue, 3rd Avenue, 1st Street, 2nd Street, 3rd Street, 4th Street, Oak Court and Oak Place in Franklin Square. Also included in this project is the complete replacement of all water services from the new water mains to the property lines, and all fire hydrants.

This installation project is scheduled to start on or about Monday, March 30, 2009. Work each day will begin at 8:00 AM and end at 4:30 PM, at which time all construction will have been completed and the road opened for traffic. The work is being performed by the Water Authority's board approved contractor, Bancker Construction Corp., Islandia, New York. During the installation certain customers may experience brief service disruptions, temporary changes in water pressure, or slight water discoloration. Any customer whose water service must be temporarily interrupted will be notified in advance by Water Authority employees with more specific door hangers placed at each affected customer's residence. Water discoloration, when experienced, is usually of short duration and easily cleared by briefly running the water for approximately 5 minutes.

Bancker Construction Corp. is under contract to remove all debris on the project as well as to complete temporary and permanent road repairs. The jobsite will also be cleaned up at the end of each workday. Upon completion of the installation of all new water mains and water services, and the subsequent inspection and approval, the contractor will complete final road, sidewalk and sod restoration. In order to assure that all areas disturbed by the construction are restored to their original condition, and for the protection of the customers' property, the Water Authority will be videotaping the entire jobsite including curb and sidewalk areas prior to the start of construction.

The sequence of construction and approximate length of time to complete each step is:
1. Eight weeks for the installation of the new water mains.
2. Ten days for pressure testing and leakage testing of new water mains.
3. Ten days to perform disinfection of new water mains.
4. Ten days to perform flushing and bacteriological sampling of new mains.
5. Ten days for laboratory testing of bacteriological samples.
6. Dependent on the results of the bacteriological tests, steps 3, 4 and 5 may be repeated.
7. Five days to receive approval from the Nassau County Health Department to place the new water mains in service.
8. Six weeks to transfer and replace water services from the old main to the new main.
9. Ten days to disconnect the old water mains.
10. One month for restoration and final clean up.

Since various phases of the project will be performed concurrently, the entire project should take approximately four (4) months of construction work to complete if the installation proceeds smoothly and no unusual circumstances are encountered. At no time during the construction should any customer be without water for more than eight (8) hours. As stated previously, any customer whose water service must be temporarily interrupted will be notified in advance by the Water Authority.