Water customers in a portion of Princeton have a precautionary boil advisory following repairs to a water main break. Affected by the advisory are customers west of Broadway and south of Markie Street (in Princeton). The advisory to boil water for cooking and drinking will be in effect until Tuesday night for that area of […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen this week continued discussion related to plans to construct a water plant pending additional funding being secured. The board approved an ordinance to amend water rates to meet U.S. Department of Agriculture funding requirements. The rates are $33.25 cents for the first one thousand gallons and $7.25 for usage per […]
Chillicothe firefighters responded to Grand River Health Care Nursing Home Tuesday afternoon due to an odor of gas in the dining area. Firefighters report a gas leak was discovered in a water heater adjacent to the dining area and doors to the building were left open to provide fresh air to the structure. Prior to […]
Daviess County Public Water Supply District One has lifted a precautionary boil advisory for customers Southwest of Weatherby. That means all of public water supply district one is free from a precautionary boil advisory. The boil water notice was issued late last month after areas south of the Grand River lost water service.
The North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission has approved a task order with Tetra Tech to oversee the demolition and disposal of 63 structures, the collapse, and back-fill of 17 cisterns and the de-commissioning of one well, primarily in and around Boynton. This is Phase One of a two or three phase demolition plan. With […]
Drier conditions allowed several Northwest Missouri routes to reopen after closing yesterday due to high water. Routes in Carroll, Daviess, and Livingston counties remain closed, however. Situations can change quickly, especially during flooding. Motorists are reminded to stay alert and to not drive through any water over the roadway. It only takes six inches of […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen has authorized the city to enter into a contract with David E. Ross construction company for water plant construction, pending additional funding being secured. The board agreed to proceed with a lease- purchase arrangement through DA Davidson for about $400,000 to pay a portion of the costs for the water […]
Daviess County Public Water Supply District One reports water service has been restored to areas south of the Grand River and south of the old town of Pattonsburg. Any customers who have not had their water service restored are asked to contact the Daviess County Public Water Supply District One at Pattonsburg. A precautionary boil […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities Director Chad Davis is resigning from that position effective September 2nd to take a job at Rolla. Davis will be the operations manager for Rolla municipal utilities. The announcement was made at last night’s Trenton city council meeting. Mayor Nick McHargue said Davis has done a good job at Trenton noting he’ll […]
Progress is being reported this morning in getting water to customers of Daviess County Public Water Supply District One headquartered at Pattonsburg. A precautionary boil advisory for drinking and cooking water goes until further notice. The water district had reported an outage in the southern part of its district south of the Grand River. It’s […]
Gallatin City Administrator Tony Stonecypher this week told the Gallatin Board of Aldermen the city will need $650,000 from reserves or a lease purchase to fund the remaining amount of the lowest bid for a new water plant. That’s $250,000 greater than what was announced late last month. It came after a further review with […]
The Jamesport City Council has voted to increase wastewater fees to help pay for future upgrades to the wastewater system that are expected to be required by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Those upgrades have not yet been finalized. Jamesport is in the process of obtaining a permit. The new rates call for a […]
The Trenton City Council last night approved a five-year plan for several water distribution system improvements. The plan is to be submitted to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources for a permit, which allows the work to be done without getting a permit for each individual project. It also allows for flexibility in the order […]
The Trenton City Council’s utility committee Tuesday evening continued the close look at expenditures that has been part of discussions this year at meetings of the council and its committees The utility committee eventually agreed to send to the full council a list of proposed water line replacement projects. Combined, the preliminary construction costs are […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen has requested City Administrator Tony Stonecypher to work with engineers to reduce costs for the new water plant. Aldermen also ask sales tax revenue in savings be used to match the lowest bid. And, aldermen want to move forward with the lime softening plant on Rocky Road. That came after […]
The heat causes people to gravitate toward all kinds of waterways, public and private. Even those who are weak swimmers, including small children, may enter waterways to get relief, so taking the proper precautions is paramount. Drownings do not typically occur as dramatized on television. Drownings occur quickly and in many cases, the drowning itself […]
Homeowners love their lawns, and they usually leave decisions about watering the lawn to the whims of the weather might be having second thoughts as summer gets off to a dry start. Lawns in Missouri may need 1 to 1 1/2 inches of water a week from either rain or irrigation to stay green and […]
The entire community of Galt has been placed under a precautionary boil advisory while workers attempt to identify a problem with the water tower and make repair. There have been reports of low water pressure throughout Galt this (Monday) morning. People who want more information, or to report their level of water pressure, may contact […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities plans a water outage Today, June 16 in the Moberly Park area to tie in a new water main. The affected areas are TMU water customers along 18th street between Tower and Moberly streets, 17th Street between Norton and Moberly streets, Moberly Street between 17th street and the north end of Moberly […]
A precautionary boil advisory issued for a small section of eastern Laredo, on Thursday, has been lifted. The advisory area involved water customers on North 4th Avenue between 1st and 2nd Streets, and those along 2nd Street between 4th Avenue and Route E. Tests of samples showed the water safe to drink, so that area […]
