BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Water called in a professional diver to submerge into a flooded manhole and hook up special equipment to improve its fluoride system.
The diver went down into the manhole at the pumping station on Porter Avenue to install a piece of equipment that will be able to determine how much fluoride to add to the water.
Buffalo Water got state approval to make the fluoride upgrades earlier this year and added that it is on schedule to finish the improvements and restore fluoride in the water by the end of summer.
"We are grateful for our partnerships with local marine experts who understand the importance of this portion of construction and can use their diving skills to assist. This project has been an all-hands-on-deck mission so Buffalo Water can meet the end-of-summer deadline," Buffalo Water chairman Oluwole “OJ” McFoy said in a statement.