Putnam County’s Calfkiller Water Project is nearing completion as work continued through the holidays to get the upgrade finished.
Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said most of the waterlines have been laid down Mill Creek and a big part of the Calfkiller area. Porter said the south end of the Calkiller area will have access to water within the next 60 days.
“They’ve gotta do testing on the water to make sure it’s good and get the pipes all sanitized, and put in the drops at each one of the houses and the meters, and then those folks will be able start getting water,” Porter said.
Porter said the contractor is working around the holiday schedule to finish the project. Porter said most of the remainder of the project is in the northern portion.
“The north end had to go up some pretty big terrain, and they have to put a pumping station in on the northern end to get the water all the way up to those last group of people,” Porter said. “So the pumping station is ordered, and as soon as that comes in sometime after the first year, they will be looking into installing it.”
The county used ARP funds to pay for the estimated $4.7 million project. The project will provide water access to the Mill Creek and Calfkiller area that previously had no public water access. Porter said he looks forward to completing the project.
“They have wells that are sulfur water, having to live with that, and they have been having to do that for years, or they are on a spring, creek, something like that,” Porter said. “And then in the dry months in the summertime, having to haul water and all kinds of things. It’s gonna be great for those people to be able to have access to public water that is always there.”
Porter said Martin Creak has made progress, but is waiting for another update report from the contractor to see exactly where the project stands.
