Olivia McMurrey

Work to stabilize the Lake Purdy Dam has been stopped, and CAW could decide early this year whether to continue.

Some water board members asked for an update on the dam stabilization project in a meeting Monday but were rebuffed.

Black members of the board expressed concern about the move; managers said the policy was a paperwork burden.

The consulting engineer hire was required by the state law that restructure the board earlier this year.

The $215.6 million budget doesn’t include automated meters, constricts work on Lake Purdy Dam and reduces pipe replacements.

The CEO introduced the new temporary leaders to the board on Monday.

Woodfin shows up at CAW meeting, chastises board for secrecy around hiring of new CEO.

The board members allege the process was flawed and they were denied information before the vote.

Some board members protested the lack of transparency in a search process that publicly produced only one candidate, a former manager the utility had agreed not to rehire.

The chairman of the board over Central Alabama Water said most likely the board will continue work to shore up the dam.

The water works agrees in the settlement to honor Mark Parnell’s contract.

The board members appointed by city officials say they have not been looped into conversations about candidates for the $650,000+ post.

Central Alabama Water plans deep foundation to stabilize the dam before continuing rehab project; learns no dye test conducted to test seepage since the 1980s.

Budget constraints could threaten plans for an automated-meter-reading system, replacement of aging pipelines and lead lines, and the rehabilitation of the Lake Purdy dam.

The board over the water works is grappling with budget cuts after being told they likely won’t be able to raise rates next year.

The water drop image illustrates the five counties served by the water works.

The board approved partial payment to the Birmingham Business Resource Center and asked staff for more information.

A state law requires the water works board to have a consulting engineer review rate changes, and the board hasn’t yet hired one.

The water works board may ask for an AG’s opinion after lawyers said a law restructuring the board bars it from giving money to the foundation that helps low-income residents pay water bills.

The water works board canceled agreements with a nonprofit organization that helped local firms, especially those owned by women and minorities, qualify to bid on contracts for providing goods and services to the water works.