Garfield water project replaces old leaded lines

Garfield has installed a 2,100 foot PVC water pipe along Second Street. Crews have been working since January to replace leaking, lead pipe under the street. The town council moved to accept the job June 23.

“We’d been having problems with it coming apart. It leaks constantly,” said Garfield Mayor Jarrod Pfaff.

Construction crews shut down Second Street a block at a time to install the eight-inch pipe. It replaced a four-inch pipe.

“Hopefully, this one doesn’t leak. It should last longer,” he said.

Pfaff added the line can handle a larger volume of water, making it a better option for fire fig...