Napier Field, Ala. Approved for PVC Pipe Renovation Project

NAPIER FIELD, Ala., Nov. 26, 2008 – Dale County, in dire need of funding to help with water problems affecting over 300 residents, was finally accepted for a grant that will replace leaky cast-iron pipes with PVC pipes.

Nearly $800,000 in Community Development Block Grants was awarded to Dale County for a water system extension on portions of County Roads 14 and 21 and Alabama Highway 27.  A total of $394,220 will be used to replace deteriorating water lines in Napier Field with durable PVC pipes and relocating the water mains underneath public streets, according to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs.  The grants will also allow for new fire hydrants to be installed.

Dale County residents who will benefit from the grant relied on shallow, private wells for years, according to ACEDA, and the cast-iron water lines constructed in the early 1940s when the town was an Army base are leaky and corroded, leading to inadequate water pressure and a 20 percent water loss.

Steve Stevens, board chairman of the Dale County Water Authority, said the county had applied for the grant three times before being accepted.  "But we never quit.  We kept on looking, and this should bring about 40 new households on the system," he said.

The Vinyl Institute estimates 2.2 trillion gallons of treated water are lost every year in the United States because of leaks from aging, corroded metal pipes, and states PVC pipes do not corrode and rarely break, saving precious water resources.

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