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Updated: 9:28 p.m. Monday, June 29, 2009 | Posted: 8:47 p.m. Monday, June 29, 2009

Quemahoning Pipeline Could Create Jobs, Help Drought Problems

As the weather gets warmer, some communities' water sources go dry. Somerset County Commissioners hope the Quemahoning Pipeline will help combat that problem.

The commissioners dedicated the pipeline Monday. It will run from the Quemahoning Reservoir to municipalities throughout the county. The $26 million project came in $800,000 under the bid price.

"It really gives us the ability to grow with our water it is simply not a possibility and that will never be an issue again," said Pamela Tokar Ickes, Somerset County Commissioner.

Commissioners hope that the pipeline will help businesses expand and attract new companies to the area. They estimate the pipeline could add around 2,700 jobs in the county over the next 10 years.

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