Category: Amherst

Construction on the public water connections in Amherst continues, picking up after a winter break and working around the March snowstorms.  Work is on pace to meet a May 15^th completion date, pending good weather and availability of property owners to accommodate the interior plumbing work.

• On Skyline Drive, the crew is expected to install the water main and tie into the previously installed curb stops over the next two weeks.  Pennichuck anticipates scheduling plumbers to install water meters and make the new water service connections during the week of April 16^th.
• In the Boston Post Road, Hickory Drive, and Douglas Drive area, the contractor will return to install services next week.  About half of the remaining services will be installed using directional drilling.  Property owners should be expecting calls from Pennichuck and/or the contractor during the week of April 2^nd or April 9^th to schedule service installations.
• On Route 101A, meters are scheduled to be installed at properties during the week of April 2^nd.

NHDES is reviewing a well decommissioning work plan provided by TCI.  It is anticipated that the well decommissioning will occur after the water connection project is complete.  A schedule will be provided when more information becomes available.

Water Main Construction 

Significant progress has been made on water main construction.

• Water main installation on Eastern Avenue and Airline Drive is complete, including approximately 2,000 linear feet of piping and three fire hydrants.  Main installation on Skyline Drive will begin on Monday, December 4^th.
• Through the end of this week, more than 4,000 feet of main have been installed in the Douglas and Hickory Drive area.  The water main on Douglas Drive has been installed, and is being tested this week.  The water main on Hickory Drive installation is wrapping up, with testing scheduled for the week of December 4^th.  The remaining leg of water main (Maple Drive) will be completed in the next few weeks.

Water Service Connections

Water service construction has begun.  In general, water service connections consist of three steps, with construction between: (i) the water main and a curb stop at the property line; (ii) the curb stop and the building foundation; and (iii) the building foundation and the interior plumbing.

• In the Eastern Avenue area, the “water main to curb stop” installations are expected to be completed today. The “curb stop to foundation” construction will begin during the week of December 4^th.
• In the Douglas and Hickory Drive area, “water main to curb stop” installations have begun, and more than approximately 40 percent of the “curb stop to foundation” installations are complete.  Work is expected to continue during the week of December 4^th.

If you are an eligible property owner and have not yet returned your contract paperwork to Pennichuck Water, please do so as soon as possible.