(Photo Source: Village of Marathon website).
A close to $750,000 project that would revitalize and restore two water main pipes in the Tioughnioga River that supply water to the village of Marathon is nearing completion, according to village mayor Scott Chamberlin.
The project, which Chamberlin said does not have a final price tag yet, should be done in April or May. He added the water main pipes, however, are already fully operational.
The project consists of contractors installing 12-inch PVC (polyvinyl chloride) pipes used for the water mains, instead of the current 8-inch pit-cast material pipes.
“Everything is done now to get water flowing,” Chamberlin said. “These mains are in use. They’ve been tested, chlorinated, and put online.”
Chamberlin added there is still some work to be done.
“The contractor has some landscape restoration work to complete as well as clean-up and some small areas of blacktop paving,” he said. “The project went well and the contractor was able to complete the majority of work before the snow and cold set in on us.”
In the winter of 2020, the village had a water main break in the river, which split the village from east to west. Both of the pumps being replaced are about 80 years old, according to previous reports.
In 2021, the village had a bond anticipation note set up through municipal solutions.
“We went to bond for $750,000, but we do not know how much of that is going to be consumed by the contractor,” Chamberlin said. “We haven’t gotten a final estimate back from our consulting engineers.”
