Skiff to patrol Uniontown lagoons

Uniontown now owns a 10-foot boat for paddling around on the surface of their three new town lagoons.

Public Works Director Brandon Schell will regularly venture out on the four-foot deep wastewater in the boat, using oars to direct himself to the lagoon aerators.

The boat will be used to paddle out to the lagoon aerators to service them every month. Uniontown Mayor Joyce Mayer said the aerators are constantly processing the wastewater and are in need of regular greasing to maintain a healthy operation.

“It’s an un-tippable boat,” said Mayer, pointing out this was important given the contents of the lagoons, which process Uniontown’s wastewater.

“It’s about a 10-footer- very small,” Mayer said.

Wastewater is water from toilets, sinks and other town drainage systems.

Money for the boat came out of the same loan from the Department of Ecology that paid for the construction of the lagoons. The boat cost approximately $1,300.