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Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham goes back to school PDF Print E-mail

 

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Binnie Myles

Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham

(205) 244-4220

 

Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham goes back to school

Free school-based education initiative kicks off system-wide

 

(BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – August 20, 2010) – The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham (BWWB) will kick off “Learning the Wonderful Works of Water,” an educational program, in nearly 125 classrooms across the service area during the 2010-2011 school year.  This free program fulfills various fifth-grade science curriculum requirements and teaches children about various aspect of water including the water cycle, the water filtration process, properties of water, conservation and other critical topics.

 

The program piloted in 14 elementary and middle schools across the Birmingham Water Works service area during the 2009-2010 school year. The program has two main components: A curriculum guide that includes lessons, vocabulary words, quizzes, activities and science experiments; and a Web site with resources for students, teachers and parents. 

 

“We understand how important it is to educate our children about the world around them,” says Mac Underwood, BWWB general manager. “We felt it really important that every fifth grade student have the opportunity to be a part of this program.”

 

42 schools from the following school systems are participating in the program:

 

·         Birmingham City Schools

·         Fairfield City Schools

·         Hoover City Schools

·         Jefferson County Schools

·         Vestavia City Schools

 

“We really enjoyed being a part of the program last year,” says Deborah Evans, a fifth-grade teacher at Robinson Elementary School in Fairfield. “It was so easy to use, the kids really enjoyed the lessons. I would give the program an ‘A’.”

 

Members of the BWWB Speakers’ Bureau will be delivering program materials to teachers next week to begin using on a monthly basis, officials say. The program may also include contests, school supply giveaways and a visit from Willie Waterdrop, BWWB’s mascot.

 

“We had a successful program last year,” says Underwood. “We’re looking for that same success – now we’re just able to bring it to more of our children.”

 

Founded in 1951, the Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham serves 600,000 people in Jefferson, Shelby, Blount, St. Clair and Walker counties. For more information about your Birmingham Water Works Board, please call us at (205) 244-4000 or visit our Web site at www.birminghamwaterworks.com.

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Water Works Board to make necessary system improvements, repairs PDF Print E-mail

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Binnie Myles

Birmingham Water Works

(205) 244-4220

 

Water Works Board to make necessary system improvements, repairs

Pumping station upgrades, EnviroLab equipment among enhancements

 

(BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – August 4, 2010) – The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham’s Board of Directors voted to spend nearly half a million dollars on necessary system upgrades and repairs and internal upgrades during its last Board meeting in July. Among the items approved are purchasing equipment for sludge maintenance and cutting timber only as necessary in an effort to control an outbreak of pine beetles at Lake Purdy before they can destroy any more trees.

 

Board vote to update pumps, increasing reliability

The Directors approved $242,553 to repair pump No. 3 at Mulberry Intake Station, replace transformers and switchgear at Sipsey Pumping Station and provide a new casing and cover for pump No. 15 at the Cahaba Pumping Station.   These improvements will help ensure each of these facilities continues to operate efficiently, increasing reliability.

 

Purchasing hydrochloric acid for carbon-dioxide generator

The Board voted to spend $22,500 purchasing an estimated 180,000 pounds of hydrochloric acid for the Chlorine Dioxide Generator being used on a 90-day trial period at Shades Mountain Filter Plant beginning July 27. The BWWB is testing the use of Chlorine Dioxide to try to even further reduce disinfection byproducts, a federal requirement that water utilities must meet by 2012. Using this generator on a trial basis will help the BWWB assess potential results before committing to a larger purchase.

 

Internal improvements

Purchasing a bulldozer at $112,411 will enable the BWWB to place and cover the alum sludge at their landfill, officials say. After considering operating and maintenance costs, this purchase will yield a return in 3.5 years and will replace an annual outside contract that is presently costing $62,000 per year. Spending $65,000 to purchase an additional Ion Chromatograph will help the EnviroLab, the Board’s centralized quality control laboratory, to handle increased workload to meet new monitoring requirements that call for water to be analyzed for nutrients. New regulations call for more stringent monitoring of water sources, the distribution system and optimization projects for the filter plants.

 

Founded in 1951, the Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham serves 600,000 people in Jefferson, Shelby, Blount, St. Clair and Walker counties. For more information about your Birmingham Water Works Board, please call us at (205) 244-4000 or visit our Web site at www.birminghamwaterworks.com.

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