tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33451159.post1585812041596903888..comments2023-04-03T07:35:52.219-04:00Comments on ------ Lawn: They're all wetOld Mill Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325710488598264250noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33451159.post-82350651698124230472010-06-15T07:07:30.480-04:002010-06-15T07:07:30.480-04:00Water utility records define new pipe as ductile i...Water utility records define new pipe as ductile iron pipe. Ductile iron pipe replaced cast iron pipe as a widely used standard in the water industry after 1955. The oldest of the new pipe in the water system is about 50 years old. Ductile iron pipe is considered to have a useful life of about 100 years or longer. Since its installation in the Trenton water system, Trenton has not had a break or failure of that pipe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33451159.post-10601782852908718332010-06-08T12:28:48.096-04:002010-06-08T12:28:48.096-04:00Anonymous #1...care to respond to Anonymous #2?
A...Anonymous #1...care to respond to Anonymous #2?<br /><br />Anonymous #2...we've been lead to believe that the pipes in the outlaying section of the existing water system are old and falling apart. Common sense tells us that they are newer than the Trenton part of the system. Since the majority of development in the townships has occured since the 1960's, we can assume that most of the outlaying pipes are no more than 50 years old or less (our guess is that most of them are less than 50 years old). Compare that with the city infrastructure which is 100 years old...giver or take.<br /><br />As to the solvency question...look at the spreadsheets available at TrentonWater.com based upon the city's own figures. They show growing deficits without the income from the outside water system.Old Mill Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325710488598264250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33451159.post-75365508387623812602010-06-08T11:48:53.451-04:002010-06-08T11:48:53.451-04:00"Anonymous" posts a lot of statistics ab..."Anonymous" posts a lot of statistics about the percentage of "new" pipe in the various suburbs, but fails to post the most critical piece of information: What is his (or her) definition of "new"? One year old? Five? Twenty-five? Since properly-installed cast iron pipe typically lasts AT LEAST 50 years and often lasts 100 years or more, these numbers without context tell us exactly nothing. <br /><br />While we are on the subject of lacking context, I must ask the author of the original blog to furnish the factual basis for his/her statement that Trenton's water utility cannot remain solvent without the growing suburban customer base. Since that statement is ludicrous on its face, I can only assume that it has no basis... at least no rational basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33451159.post-58537565205380438802010-06-07T06:12:37.085-04:002010-06-07T06:12:37.085-04:00McIntyre - Lack of Credibility
Over 55% of the pip...McIntyre - Lack of Credibility<br />Over 55% of the pipes in Hamilton are new. Over 66% of the pipes in Ewing are new. Over 75% of the pipes in Lawrence are new. 100% of the pipes in Hopewell are new. He is supposed to be a professional. Obviously, he is not. So how can McIntyre say "We’re selling a bunch of old pipe." Budget documents show and employees confirm that McIntyre got a 50% raise to do the bidding of the Palmer folks. He now makes more than $145,000 a year. By the way, only 13% of the pipe in the City is new pipe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com