This month on “Wonderful Water,” join 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell and Allison Spinelli, engineering manager for capital projects OWASA is undertaking in the near future.

According to current estimates, OWASA is expecting to reinvest roughly $20 million annually through the course of its five-year Capital Improvements Program to upgrade existing infrastructure and increase the system resiliency by upgrading pipes, pumps, equipment and more.

“A lot of the projects that we do include water line replacement projects in neighborhoods across the service area, as well as upgrading equipment as-needed at our different facilities and treatment plants to make sure we’re running as efficiently and as effectively as we can,” said Spinelli. “We’re just taking that available funding from our rate customers that they’re paying for services, and we’re putting it back the system so that we can serve our customers better every day.”

A new map feature has been published to OWASA’s website to provide updates on planned and under-construction infrastructure projects, allowing customers to see where and when improvements will be made.

“You can zoom in to where it might be something near your home, or might impact your commute or an area that you’d like to go around town,” said Spinelli. “And, you can see what projects are in that particular area and click on them and see who is listed as the project manager, some relevant information and a way to get in contact with us.”

Featured image via the Orange Water and Sewer Authority.

You can listen below to the full conversation with Allison Spinelli below, and visit the Wonderful Water page here for more interviews and stories about the work OWASA does in our community.

Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents use roughly 7 million gallons of water a day, and “Wonderful Water” is a monthly conversation sponsored by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority highlighting its work to keep our community growing and water flowing.

 

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