The Prince William County Service Authority has begun the process of updating two of its water tanks in Prince William, as part of a 10-year maintenance program.
The maintenance program will rehabilitate all 22 water tanks in the county over the 10-year period.
The first two to undergo rehabilitation are the Hoadly tank off of Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge and the Mt. Pone tank located near Route 234 and Sudley Manor Drive in Manassas.
The Hoadly tank was built in 1990, and the Mt. Pone tank was built back in 1969.
Currently, the Hoadly tank is set to be complete by the end of April, and no completion date has been projected for the Mt. Pone tank.
These first two tanks are going to cost $1.3 million to rehabilitate, according to a Service Authority release.
Maintenance and rehabilitation of all of the tanks will include painting, draining and cleaning the inside of the tanks, as well as performing any necessary repairs.
All of these projects are being doing a preemptive way to extend the life of the water tanks in Prince William County.
“By establishing a rigorous maintenance program, the Service Authority is extending the life expectancy of its tanks and improving the quality of the water stored inside of them,” said Operations and Maintenance Director Don Pannell in a release.
Next on the list for completion are the Maplewood and Haymarket tanks on the western end of the county.
