Bid for new plant on target.Byline: The Register-Guard FLORENCE Florence, city, Italy Florence (flôr`əns, flŏr`–), Ital. Firenze, city (1991 pop. 403,294), capital of Tuscany and of Firenze prov., central Italy, on the Arno River, at the foot of the Apennines. - A Reedsport construction business, the Laskey-Clifton Corp., is the apparent low bidder on a contract to build a water treatment plant for the Heceta Water District, which provides water to the area north of Florence. At $2,746,577, Laskey-Clifton's bid was the lowest of 10 opened Wednesday Wednesday: see week. at the water district office. The district draws its water from Clear Lake and now treats it with chlorine chlorine (klōr`ēn, klôr`–) [Gr.,=green], gaseous chemical element; symbol Cl; at. no. 17; at. wt. 35.453; m.p. −100.98°C;; b.p. −34.6°C;; density 3.2 grams per liter at STP; valence −1, +1, +3, +5, +7. and soda ash soda ash: see sodium carbonate. before distributing it to customers. The new plant will allow the water to be treated for the first time in compliance with a federal law that requires filtering of water from all surface sources. The plant will operate in an 84-foot-by-54-foot building to be built just south of the water district office at 87845 Highway 101. A new line will bring raw water to the plant down Taylor Road, an undeveloped Lane County road right of way. Bids were also opened on construction of the Taylor Road water line. A Clackamas firm, K&R Plumbing plumbing, piping systems inside buildings for water supply and sewage. The Romans had a highly developed plumbing system; water was brought to Rome by aqueducts and distributed to homes in lead pipes—hence the name plumbing from the Latin word plumbum Construction Co. Inc., was the apparent low bidder among 14 companies with a bid of $197,916. District Superintendent District Superintendent may be:
A negotiated agreement with Lane County and property owners on Clear Lake restricts the water district's production to a million gallons of water per day. Kendoll said the water plant has the capability of handling twice that amount. The water board likely will award contracts for the construction work at its March 12 meeting, Kendoll said. He expects water plant construction to begin in April and be completed a year from now. - Larry Bacon |
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