NOTICE TO BIDDERS – AMANA WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS DIVISION 4: DEMOLITION
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Amana Society’s 2020 Fire Hydrant Flushing Schedule
The Amana Society Service Company water department will be flushing hydrants on the following days (weather permitting) in the following places you may experience low pressure. If water is discolored it is recommended you let run until clear. To flush your own pipes, consider opening your outside spigots for 5-10 minutes or until they run…
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Nitrate Notification February 2020
On February 15th, the Cedar Rapids Gazette published an article titled Amana wells at high risk which was a follow up to the January 6th article about high nitrates in the Amana water system. We want to reiterate that no water has been provided to the community that doesn’t meet safety standards. It’s important to…
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Valuable Information on Water Quality
What should we know about water quality operations? Water quality can be defined as meeting EPA standards, by its hardness, smell and many other ways. The important qualities to homeowners are the safety, smell, taste, and clarity. Although the latter three have some indication of water meeting federal water quality standards, they can all be…
DetailsNitrate Notification November 2019
Water sample results received on December 02, 2019 showed nitrate levels of 12 mg/L. This is above the nitrate standard, or maximum contaminant level (MCL), of 10 mg/L. Nitrate in drinking water is a serious health concern for infants less than six months old. Click the link below for more information. Nitrate Notification November 2019
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Scheduled Flushing of Fire Hydrants
The Amana Society Service Company water department will be flushing hydrants on the following days (weather permitting) in the following places you may experience low pressure. If water is discolored it is recommended you let run until clear. To flush your own pipes, consider opening your outside spigots for 5-10 minutes or until they run…
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Chlorine and Water Softening for the New Water System
The Amana Society Service Company started up the new water system the week before Christmas. Some residents have called in regarding the pressure change, but more so regarding chlorine in the water. The operating permit for the system, given to us by the Iowa DNR, requires the addition of chlorine to suppress harmful bacteria in…
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Amana Service Company Power Outages
The Amana Service Company has had some power outages over the last few months. The most recent outage on July 31, 2018 in West Amana, South Amana, and Homestead was caused by a rodent getting into a control switch (green boxes along roads or right of way) and bridged across two conductors. The electricity travels…
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UPDATE: Water Project
Completed All of the new water system on the north side of the Iowa River has been put into service. Future Demolition of the old water towers will be performed spring of 2020. Connection of services between South Amana and Homestead
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