BRIDGEPORT — The village of Bridgeport continues to work to complete its new waterline connection to the city of Martins Ferry.

Charles Husted, president of the village water board, provided an update on the project to village council during a Tuesday evening meeting held via teleconference. Husted said the waterline connection has been made between the village and the city; however, the computer systems between the two are not communicating properly.

“We are hooked up. We’re running it in the daytime, but we’re having computer problems. … For whatever reason, the computers are not talking back and forth,” he said.

Husted said he hopes to have the problem corrected in the coming days. Once the computer issue is corrected, the Bridgeport Water Works plant wells will be shut down and the village will begin receiving water from Martins Ferry. A timeline for the project is unknown at this time, he said.

The city agreed to sell water to the village after it was discovered that two of the village’s wells had tested positive for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and it was forced to permanently shut down the two contaminated wells. The village’s three other wells tested negative for the contaminant.

Council also heard from Jay Sells of Aspen Energy Corp., who spoke about the village’s Electric Aggregation Program, voted in by residents in 2015 but never implemented.

Sells said council must hold two public meetings prior to the village becoming an aggregator and allowing it to implement the program.

The program could save money for residents who use AEP services, although residents may opt out of participation if they choose to do so, he said previously.

“The legislation was passed, the residents approved the ballot initiative, the next step is to hold two public meetings — one prior to 5 p.m. for the folks available in the daytime and one after 5 p.m. for folks that are working during the day,” he said.

During the meetings, officials would explain what the program entails and answer any questions from the public, Sells said.

Council unanimously voted to hold the public meetings, but did not confirm a date. The meetings must be announced to the public two weeks beforehand. Once the meetings are held, council can then approve an ordinance to implement the program.