April 29, 2010
Sewer Expansion Project Produces Another Huntington Sink Hole
Two Years Ago Harris Riverfront Summer Excavation Site
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Reporter
Huntington, WV (HNN) – Happy sink hole anniversary. Now, there’s a new one.
Two years ago, on or about April 28, 2008, a sewer main collapsed at Harris Riverfront Park. The result --- a sinkhole. The 80 foot wide and 30 foot deep hole ate up a substantial portion of the park and cut off power.
By August 2008, a portion of the park resembled an excavation site as two lines eventually caved in. Repairs were complicated by water backing up from the Ohio River.
As the Huntington Sanitary Board’s contractor started worked in Enslow Park Wednesday, April 28, on a project which would expand the sewer lines, a thirty foot wide and 20 foot deep sinkhole materialized.
According to a news release from the Huntington Sanitary Board, Chapman-Martin Excavation & Grading encountered the hole as they began the Enslow Park project. They attempted to repair the hole, but a water line collapsed. That cut service to 15 folks in the neighborhood, according to West Virginia American Water.
Water has been restored, but a boil water advisory remains for Wilson Court to Fountain Place, per Kelley Gillenwater, a spokeswoman for West Virginia American Water Co.
Based on another report, the amount of mud found in the sinkhole the Huntington Sanitary Board took soil samples along the three mile section that goes from Enslow/Washington Blvd. past KineticPark and to Mount Union Road.
The Huntington Sanitary Board previously indicated that the project came in under bid, allowing them to purchase new trucks and other equipment. Council approved these purchases which come through WV DEP reimbursement due to the project under cost. It is not known yet how much the possible adjustment to the sewer route due to the soil and sink hole will cost.
Several citizens angry about the proposed Occupation Tax had complained to Huntington City Council about the approval of the Sanitary Board purchases. Used equipment or repair of the old was suggested. However, the Sanitary Board has its own enterprise fund, which is not part of the City of Huntington general fund.
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Sewer Expansion Project Produces Another Huntington Sink Hole
Two Years Ago Harris Riverfront Summer Excavation Site
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Reporter
Huntington, WV (HNN) – Happy sink hole anniversary. Now, there’s a new one.
Two years ago, on or about April 28, 2008, a sewer main collapsed at Harris Riverfront Park. The result --- a sinkhole. The 80 foot wide and 30 foot deep hole ate up a substantial portion of the park and cut off power.
By August 2008, a portion of the park resembled an excavation site as two lines eventually caved in. Repairs were complicated by water backing up from the Ohio River.
As the Huntington Sanitary Board’s contractor started worked in Enslow Park Wednesday, April 28, on a project which would expand the sewer lines, a thirty foot wide and 20 foot deep sinkhole materialized.
According to a news release from the Huntington Sanitary Board, Chapman-Martin Excavation & Grading encountered the hole as they began the Enslow Park project. They attempted to repair the hole, but a water line collapsed. That cut service to 15 folks in the neighborhood, according to West Virginia American Water.
Water has been restored, but a boil water advisory remains for Wilson Court to Fountain Place, per Kelley Gillenwater, a spokeswoman for West Virginia American Water Co.
Based on another report, the amount of mud found in the sinkhole the Huntington Sanitary Board took soil samples along the three mile section that goes from Enslow/Washington Blvd. past KineticPark and to Mount Union Road.
The Huntington Sanitary Board previously indicated that the project came in under bid, allowing them to purchase new trucks and other equipment. Council approved these purchases which come through WV DEP reimbursement due to the project under cost. It is not known yet how much the possible adjustment to the sewer route due to the soil and sink hole will cost.
Several citizens angry about the proposed Occupation Tax had complained to Huntington City Council about the approval of the Sanitary Board purchases. Used equipment or repair of the old was suggested. However, the Sanitary Board has its own enterprise fund, which is not part of the City of Huntington general fund.
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