Thursday, April 4, 2013
It was not a severe leak, DRBC rep says.
In the middle of Monday's Macungie Borough Council meeting, during the borough manager's report, somewhere between the CIPPL and generator updates, Manager Chris Boehm mentioned that the "missing water" had been found. Though she said nothing more about it during the meeting, afterward she said that about 1 million gallons was unaccounted for in the monthly water report. "All I could think of is 'where's the sink hole,' " Boehm said. But there is no sink hole and there won't be one—not one due to this leak, anyway. Longtime residents will remember an enormous sinkhole that occurred on West Chestnut Street in 1986. But that area was built on a landfill, according to Doug McNair, Macungie's waterworks operator. What they found last month, …
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Don't be fooled into thinking you have to act on the letter you may get from American Water Resources. You don't.
If you live in the borough of Macungie, and if you receive a letter from a company called American Water Resources, ignore it. The letter may be reminding you about what you "should" be doing to maintain the lines or pipes that bring water into your home, says Macungie Borough Manager Chris Boehm. Any kind of directive like that would come from the borough and would be on borough letterhead, she said. Boehm said at Monday's council meeting that she has had conversations with representatives of American Water Resources and has asked them not to send the letters. However, the company said it would be sending them anyway. American Water Resources is based in Voorhees, N.J. Its website says it provides "drinking water, wastewater and other …
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Friday, June 22, 2012
The main artery to several businesses will close for paving.
West End Trail, the main artery between busy Route 100 and several businesses, will close at 7 a.m. July 9 for paving. The stretch between Macungie's main artery and CVS, Turkey Hill and the Macungie Post Office will be closed for five days -- weather permitting, according to Borough Manager Chris Boehm. "The extent of the work zone is West End Trail from the intersection of SR 100 for approximately 250', just before the second entrance to the Turkey Hill, she said in an email. "The traffic signal at West End Trail/SR 100 will be placed in ‘flash’ mode for this time period since no active side streets exist," she said. A detour route will be created as traffic will be flagged at Brookfield Drive and SR 100 at peak traffic volume periods …
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Turkey Hill Minit Markets
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CVS Pharmacy
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United States Postal Service
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Doris Horner
6:16 pm on Friday, April 5, 2013
Thanks for the update. I was sure that the Borough Water Department would handle this event with the proper amount of concern. Thank you for keeping track of our water system and keeping it in accordance with the laws and requirements of the state. more ›