Mission Statement: Cleaning and structural maintenance of 76 miles of sewer main, 1493 manholes and nine sewer pumping stations.
Video documentation of sewer mains and manholes determine their structural integrity, which enables us to know which portion of the sewer system to repair or replace. This video equipment enables us to visually see the location of ground water inflow and infiltration via cracked and broken sewer main or manholes in poor condition, broken laterals, lateral cleanouts, privately owned sump pumps that pump into private sewer laterals and rain gutter down spouts that discharge rain water into private sewer laterals, also contributing to the enormous volume of unwanted water that enters the sewer system daily, especially during wet weather conditions that occur six to eight months of the year.
It is the ultimate goal of the sewer department to locate and eliminate all sources of ground water inflow and infiltration. The elimination of inflow and infiltration of ground water will in turn eliminate sewer blockage due to roots entering our sewer system through cracked and broken sewer pipe. Rule of thumb for an efficient sewer system that is perfectly managed by the public would only contain three things; water, toilet paper and organic matter. Anything else that is put into sewer system such as grease, rags, soiled cloths and feminine hygiene products all contribute to clogged sewer mains because they cling to roots, cracked sewer pipe or clogged up sewer pumps and sewer pump stations, which also increases the cost to operate the sewer system.
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