Glendale Fire Department To Flush Hydrants April 14th to May 9th 2008

Glendale Fire Department To Flush Fire Hydrants
Thursday, April 14th thru Monday, May 9th, 2008

The Village of Glendale Fire Department will be servicing and flushing fire hydrants beginning Thursday, April 14th thru Monday, May 9th, 2008. The Village is divided into 4 zones with the railroad tracks and Sharon Avenue acting as the boundaries. The zones and flushing dates are as follows;

Zone #2 (all homes North of Sharon and East of the tracks): April 14th to April 18th

Zone #4 (all homes South of Sharon and East of the tracks): April 21st to April 25th

Zone #1 (all homes North of Sharon and West of the tracks); April 28th to May 2nd

Zone #3 (all homes South of Sharon and West of the tracks): May 5th to May 9th

This process involves the greasing of the hydrant valve stem, opening and closing of a hydrant to exercise it and substantial flushing of water to clean out sediments that have accumulated in the water mains. Immediately following the flushing of your nearest hydrant, you will notice a temporarily discolored water (iron and mineral sediments). While the water is safe, you should run your faucets several minutes to draw in clear water prior to doing your laundry. It is preferable to run faucets that do NOT have strainers or aerators (commonly found on the kitchen sink and bathroom sink faucets.) Most basement laundry tub sinks and bathtubs do not have such devices and are desirable to flush out your home’s water lines. Should your laundry ever become discolored due to our flushing, please call or visit the Village Office for a free product that will remove all iron discoloration. Lastly, if you have a water softener and or filtration system, we strongly suggest you bypass it until such time as your zone has been flushed and you have run your faucets clear. Glendale appreciates everyone's patience and understanding for any inconvenience this very necessary and required flushing process may cause.

March 18-19 Flood Emergency

The Village of Glendale, along with other Hamilton County communities, experienced a flood emergency on March 18th and 19th, 2008. The creeks flooded, causing numerous problems to storm and sanitary sewers throughout the County; Glendale included. The 5-7"" of rain after 12" of snow melt overwhelmed collection systems. We have made a list of the 31 properties that reported water in their basements. They are as follows;

1178 Lincoln Avenue, 1177 Cole Avenue, 1185 Cole Avenue, 1120 Church Street, 41 W Sharon Avenue, 61 W Sharon Avenue, 55 W Sharon Avenue, 58 W Sharon Avenue, 62 W Sharon Avenue, 66 W Sharon Avenue, 117 W Sharon Avenue, 183 Garfield Avenue, 745 Woodbine Avenue, 750 Woodbine Avenue, 755 Woodbine Avenue, 855 Greenville Avenue, 1084 N Troy Avenue, 301 E Sharon Avenue, 920 S Troy Avenue, 330 E Willow Avenue, 316 Cleveland Avenue, 9 Warwick Place, 355 E Sharon Avenue, 380 E Sharon Avenue. 395 E Sharon Avenue, 521 E Sharon Avenue, 533 E Sharon Avenue, 539 E Sharon Avenue, 557 E Sharon Avenue, 559 E Sharon Avenue, 440 Oak Rd

This list of homes that received flooding in their basements has been forwarded to our engineer, Dan Miklos, of Advance Treatment Sciences, Inc. (ATS). This is the first sewer infiltration to homes that we have experienced in almost four (4) years in spite of improvements made to date. We are on track with recommended improvements and expect to finish up with Village owned sewer system improvements in late 2008. After we are done repairing and upgrading our sewer collection systems, we will then need to look at each home's lateral sewer line to determine if it is tight and that it does not allow rain water to infiltrate.

The new sewer plant will also help immensely. It is being built to handle larger flows and is 87% complete. Over 70% of the Village has been investigated (underground TV and smoke testing) and repairs and many improvements which will help to prevent storm water from entering sanitary systems. The Inflow and Infiltration (I&I) improvement program, while near completion, is not complete and this storm combination has overwhelmed that which it can handle. It remains our goal to wrap up both projects this year; which will increase our ability to handle future severe flooding situations.

Whenever a resident has basement flooding, we ask that you try to determine the source and report it to us. Your observations of what took place at your home will be compiled for further engineering study and included in a plan of action for future improvements.

We hope that all residents understand the severity of the March 18th –19th storm and know that we are doing everything within our means to remedy an old problem. We pledge our continued diligence in the implementation of corrective measures.

Sincerely,


Walter W. Cordes