The Logan Township supervisors this week awarded a $3.6 million contract to Diehl Contracting of Glen Hope to replace a total of three miles of sanitary sewer line in Lakemont and in Eldorado Springs. The project will include replacement of the laterals between the new eight-inch plastic mains and the curb boxes in front of […]
The Altoona Water Authority Thursday created a new “penalty fee” for theft of hydrant services to deter unauthorized use of fire hydrants instances of which have come to the authority’s attention with increasing frequency. The penalty fee will be $2,500. The fee is not designated as a fine, because fines are the province of […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG Blair County commissioners are inviting the public to join them on Feb. 15 in a discussion about recreational trails. Commissioners Chairman Dave Kessling on Tuesday identified the topic for an open discussion to begin immediately after commissioners finish their 1 p.m. business meeting in the public meeting room of the Courthouse basement. The […]
The Altoona Water Authority has received a $134,000 grant from the Department of Environmental Protection to redesign a passive mine drainage treatment system above the Horseshoe Curve. The system treats acidic outflow from the “Spaghetti Hole,” and is one of six passive systems in the Glen White Run watershed near the Curve slated for renovation […]
The Altoona Water Authority Thursday voted to apply for a $7.5 million low-interest loan from Pennvest to pay for replacement of 14,000 feet of problematic water main on Logan Boulevard. The authority is undertaking the project now so that it will occur before PennDOT’s planned repaving of the boulevard and not afterward, which would […]