Jackson Mayor John Horhn issued the following statement.
October 20, the first major water leak repair was completed at the Jackson Zoo.
Mayor Horhn commented, “this is what the citizens of Jackson hired us to do. We will meet problems head on and provide solutions. The Zoo is just one example of where we are dealing with issues that are long overdue. Spending $7,400 to save a million dollars is a pretty good return in my book.”
Steve Hutton with Parks and Recreation said, “The first major leak has now been repaired. It was a very simple fix costing $7,449.62 to repair. Why this leak has been allowed to drag on for years is mind boggling. If we had 120,000 gallons a day squirting up in our yard at home, I think we would move mountains to stop the leak.”
Wicker Construction found a 2” water line connecting to a 6” water line. The 2” line was broken at the connection point, resulting in a very significant leak.
According to JXN Water, once the leak was repaired, meter #21082562 showed a reduction in water flow by 16,000 cu feet per day, equating to 120,000 gallons per day, which equals 44 million gallons per year, totaling about $900,000.
Hutton added, “When we cut off the water source that was keeping the chimpanzee moat full, we were told by JXN Water that our water usage was reduced by around 18,000 gallons per day, 6.5 million gallons per year, about $80,000 per year. Between shutting off the chimpanzee moat and fixing this leak, it appears we have instantly saved the city $980,000 per year. And we have several more leaks we are fixing.”
Wicker Construction has now moved to the parking lot area where two leaks have been bubbling for many years under the asphalt. “This repair will be a little more time consuming and involved as it requires the removal and replacement of asphalt,” said CAO Pieter Teeuwissen. “There are three additional leaks near the two parking lot leaks that will also be addressed. Afterward, Wicker will move to the Rhino exhibit and begin repair of a significant valve leak.”
9 comments:
Fixing broken things. It's so crazy it just might work.
Is it saving the City money when they haven't paid a water bill for the Zoo in years?
Makes you realize Lumumba didn’t do anything.
They should give Jxn Water credit for
finding the leak at the exhibit.
Jackson Zoological Society notified the city of the leaks in 2017 and kept notifying the city. Just like Thalia Mara Hall, the Lumumbas completely ignored the problem and did nothing to fix it. They figured since they owned the zoo and water, they could just cancel the amount owed. Of course, the leak still existed.
I hope they have their bill down to zero.
The bill is PAID. JXN Water withheld the garbage collection fees to settle the debt.
Buncha racist plumbers out there fixing leaks
When Henifin took over one of the first orders of business was mapping the locations of the valves throughout the city. The valve locations were known only to various public works employees past and present. JXN water then turned the all valves on. That created a handful of leaks, but once addressed it stabilized pressure throughout the city.
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