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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Voluntary Water Restrictions Lifted
Bristol, CT, March 20, 2008 – Mayor Arthur Ward announced today that the Bristol Water Department has lifted the Voluntary Water Restrictions put in place last September.
“A lack of rain and unseasonably warm weather had required us to request conservation from our customers,” said Robert Longo, Superintendent of the Bristol Water Department. Mr. Longo added, “The great cooperation from our customers along with the winter storms brought our reservoirs back up to capacity”. In September the reservoirs were at 70 percent capacity which triggered that restrictions be imposed per the Departments Emergency Response Plan. “Our Emergency Plan requires that we maintain two consecutive months with a capacity over 75% before we can lift restrictions. On January 14th we reached 75% capacity and after the recent rains are now at nearly 100%”.
As in past years, the Bristol Water Department will continue to request from its customers to adhere to Departments policy on Odd / Even watering during the summer months so that future restrictions may be avoided. Odd / Even watering allows for properties with an even street number to water on even days of the month and the same for properties with odd street number to water on odd days of the month. The Odd / Even watering system also applies to washing cars, watering flowers and any other outside uses.
With the reservoirs now at their capacity, the Bristol Water Department will begin its Annual Hydrant Flushing Program. The program was suspended last year due to the restrictions. Flushing is expected to begin on Monday March 24th and a list of areas that will be flushed will be posted on the Departments website and in local newspapers. “As in past years, we will continue to post the list in newspapers, but for the first year ever, we will also be posting the list on Nutmeg TV” per Carolyn Howard, Office Manager for the Water Department. Mrs. Howard also stated that “It has always been the Departments goal to provide the highest level of customer notification and Nutmeg TV is another valuable mechanism for us to get our messages out”.
Any one with questions on the City’s water supply or Hydrant Flushing Program may contact the Bristol Water Department at 860-582-7431 or can visit the department’s website at www.bristolwaterdept.org.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bristol Water Department Now Accepting Online Payments
Bristol, CT, February 28, 2008 – Customers of the Bristol Water Department will now be able to pay their water and sewer bills electronically.
With a new Online Payment system, customers can save the cost of a stamp and also the trouble of writing out a check. Payments made Online also provide the customer with an electronic record of the payment.
“After many requests over the past year, we are pleased to offer this service to our customers”, said Superintendent Robert Longo. “The Bristol Water Department staff and Board of Water Commissioners worked hard over the past year to offer an On-Line payment method that would be safe and secure for our customers and in coordination with Webster Bank, we are confident all safeguards are in place”.
By logging on to the Bristol Water Departments website at www.bristolwaterdept.org, customers can click on the link titled “Pay Online”. The link sends the customer to a page administered by Webster Bank, which handles all of the transactions. Webster Bank provides similar service for customers of the Metropolitan District Commission.
Before any payments can be made, customers will be required to set up an account with a current email and account name. Webster Bank then sends the customer an email with confirmation of the account along with a password. Once the password has been sent, customers can log back on to the website and begin making payments electronically.
Any one with questions on the On-Line payment can contact the Bristol Water Department at 860-582-7431 or may visit the Bristol Water Departments website at www.bristolwaterdept.org.
