By BOB SHRALUKA
WZBD.com
Seth Haines is Decatur’s new assistant water superintendent, having replaced the retired Bill Carpenter.
Mayor Dan Rickord recently announced the appointment.
Haines has been with the department for four years, beginning in July of 2022.
Haines spent 14 years with F. McConnell & Sons, then five years with Fleetwood before joining the city department.
A 2002 graduate of Bellmont High School, Haines recently passed the test for wt3 and dsm water licenses needed for the department.
SIX PACK: Decatur’s water supply comes from ground water via four wells in Decatur and two wells in Berne, according to information provided by the department.
The Decatur wells supply water to the plant located on E 600 N (E. Monroe St. Extended) while the Berne wells supply water to the plant located on Winchester Street.
The two plants have a combined daily capacity of between 3 and 3.5 million gallons of water a day.
The city utilizes three water towers for storage, each with a maximum capacity of 500,000 gallons. The towers are located on N. Fifth Street, Line Street, and Piqua Road.
The distribution system consists of approximately 58 miles of water mains.
The department says its staff continuously monitors the treated water supply throughout the distribution system.
Chemical tests are run daily to allow for appropriate adjustments to the treatment process. Bacteriological tests are run weekly to ensure that the water is safe for consumption.
All monitoring, the department says, is done in compliance with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act.
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