June 10, 2009

Replacement of a 12-inch water supply line along Highway 12 north of Hatteras village is expected to be completed by Friday, June 12, with no interruption of service to customers.

Two water lines supply water to customers on the island, an eight-inch pipe and the 12-inch pipe. A leak was detected in the 12-inch pipe, and the break was isolated on May 21. Work began immediately.

``The 12-inch water line being installed along Highway 12 is a replacement for the 12-inch pipe installed after Hurricane Isabel,’’ explained Ken Flatt, director of the Dare County Water Department. ``The leak in the pipe is too deep to be repaired, so a replacement water main is required.’’

The water lines were placed deep as a precaution to avoid service interruptions because of hurricanes. The water-line replacement project is proceeding as scheduled and the contractor expects to complete the installation by Friday.

Flatt went on to say that the eight-inch water main has been adequately supplying water service to Hatteras village since the 12-inch water main break was isolated on May 21.
  
According to a Dare County press release, the National Park Service has been “very cooperative” in issuing the special use permit for the water line installation and the bird closure area is not affecting the progress of the contractor.

The natural resource closure just outside  Hatteras village is for the protection of American oystercatchers and their chicks.

Anyone having questions or comments about this project is asked to contact Dorothy Toolan, Dare County Public Relations Coordinator at 252-475-5903 or dorothy@darenc.com.

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