WEIRTON — The Weirton Area Water Board is taking the first step in updating its water distribution system and answering concerns expressed by the West Virginia Public Service Commission.

During Thursday’s board meeting, members approved a resolution to secure Thrasher Engineering to prepare a preliminary engineering report for the replacement of 147,500 linear feet of existing cast iron and galvanized water lines.

The project is among items ordered by the PSC following its recent investigation into the issues which resulted in citywide boil orders and numerous water outages last winter.

In late July, the Water Board was given 90 days to submit a corrective plan “to address severe water problems and line leakages” as cited by the PSC report.

Among the areas the PSC is requiring the wate

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