Bessemer council gets update on SAW program progress

By P.J. GLISSON

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BESSEMER — Members of the Bessemer City Council met Monday evening for a special informational session on progress made on the Stormwater, Asset Management and Wastewater Program through the state Department of Environmental Quality.

DEQ engineers Kelly Heidbrier and Ashley Hendricks provided a summary of the SAW program, made possible by a combined $827,350 in grants for which the city applied in 2013.

According to Heidbrier, the state’s intent has been to encourage cities “to track assets better” and plan more effectively.

He said technolog...