The water division of Wallingford, Connecticut is initiating a new $750,000 project to rehabilitate two key water storage facilities.
The design and consulting company H2M today announced its involvement in the project through a press release. The company has been retained by Wallingford’s Department of Public Utilities to provide engineering services for the project. H2M will focus on the development of tank painting specifications as well as design and construction administration services.
Rehabilitation of the facilities, the Masonic and Westside tanks, will help continue to provide both reliable and improved service to town water customers for decades. Construction is expected to begin in the spring of 2022.
The Wallingford Water Division of the Department of Public Utilities is a self-supporting municipal entity operating under the jurisdiction of a Board of Public Utilities Commissioners.
Each year the Wallingford Water Division performs nearly 50,000 water quality analyses for to verify the safety and quality of the municipality’s drinking water for it’s over 14,000 customers. In all respects town water meets or exceeds government standards.
“This project is just one aspect of our proactive maintenance of our water system to assure we provide high quality of water today and into the future,” said Neil H. Amwake, P.E., General Manager of the town’s water and sewer divisions.
H2M, founded in 1933, is a multi-disciplined professional consulting and design firm serving municipalities, public agencies, private utilities, and industries. Headquartered in Melville, NY, H2M has helped design and build a wide range of projects – from water treatment facilities to firehouses and schools, from civil engineering to municipal planning.
