PUBLIC WORKS | SEWER

SAVING THE CITY, ONE MANHOLE AT A TIME

Rehabilitating the City’s wastewater system is nothing short of challenging, but the benefits to the community and the environment prove their value.

The City has rehabilitated more than 900 manholes and over 41,000 linear feet of pipe, and made 230 point repairs under budget and on schedule since the City entered into a Consent Decree in 2017.

Consent Decree Work performed in 2020.

The work is a team effort that started with the development and implementation of a capacity, management, operation and maintenance program for the City’s wastewater system. To meet those requirements, the City partners with national firms, local contractors and other sub-consultant firms for design, engineering services, field support and construction inspection.

This year, the City will rehabilitate about 1,019 sanitary sewer manholes and perform about 376 sanitary sewer cleanouts across the City. The work also includes rehabilitating and repairing about 168 sewer mains; and replacing about 17,373 linear feet of pipe by pipe-bursting, open-cut methods or cured-in-place pipes. Contractors will also perform about 153 sanitary sewer main point repairs, construct 43 manholes and install 12 access chamber assemblies.

The 10-year consent decree required the condition assessment and rehabilitation of 690 miles of sewer mains and 11,000 manholes in the City’s sewer system.

Crews work on manhole repairs.