Ted
Berry, Inc videoed selected sewer lines for condition and clean water
infiltration on April 18 and April 19. One source of significant
infiltration of about 6-7 gpm has already been removed at 770 Shore Road.
Property owner McArthur, together with agent Bill Paige and contractor
Dean Brown, moved quickly to complete the replacement of the home’s
service laterals on April 25 where the leak was found. Mr. McArthur is to
be commended for his quick action in getting this repair done. In
addition, the discovery of a buried perforated manhole cover in Auditorium
Park has also been replaced with a solid manhole cover.
Other
findings that await action include the following:
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a
leaking manhole (MH 2000A) across from the Yacht Club of 3-4 gpm
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a
below ground and collapsed manhole (MH 1020) between 1 and 3 Park Row
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a
heavily rooted and leaking stretch of VCP pipeline running behind the
Blair Agency to the Yacht Club of 4-5 gpm (MH 2005-MH2010)
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4
leaking service laterals along the Shore Road totaling 2-3 gpm
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a
120 ft section of VCP pipeline at the very end of the main sewer line
on the Shore Road of 3-4 gpm (MH 3120 to the end)
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3
leaking service laterals at the corner of Pleasant and Broadway
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a
leaking pipe joint at the base of Auditorium park of 3-4 gpm
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a
stretch of about 500 ft of main sewer along Bayview Street in bad need
of flushing and vacuuming
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a
leaking and rooted VCP pipeline on Bayview St between MH 2020-MH 2018
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a
leaking root ball and pipe joint on Oak Street
Inspections
of Cobe, Maple, Clinton, Pleasant and North streets were also performed.
However, because of the steep inclines, limited access points and
narrowing pipelines, the cameras could not reach far enough in to locate
the sources of infiltration on these streets.
Moving
forward with what services Ted Berry, Inc can provide to the Village, the
company recommends trenchless/pipebursting solutions to replace the
stretches of piping (160 ft) behind Blair’s and the end of the South
Shore Road (120 ft). To provide more access points, Berry recommends the
NVC install 6-inch two way cleanouts at upstream points to the gravity
lines of the aforementioned streets to enable future camera work in these
areas where infiltration has been observed as being heavy. And finally,
their last recommendation is to clean, flush and vacuum out the collapsed
manhole and section of main sewer running along Bayview. Waiting too long
to do this or not doing it could cause a sewage backup.
The
full report from Ted Berry, Inc., including the company’s cost estimates
to complete these recommendations, is still under review. McElhaney noted
that we have money for improvements left over from last year with another
$30,000 budgeted for this year. Jo Huntoon (NVC President) suggested that
we talk to Julian Sheffield (NVC Treasurer) about taking a loan against
these accounts for making the improvements instead of spending it up
front.
With
the remaining findings, the NVC Sewer Department will notify the affected
homeowners whose lateral connections are leaking and contact outside
contractors to repair the damaged manholes and the other leaks found in
the main sewer lines.
Outfall
Pipe Inspection
The
Department is currently attempting to schedule with a diver the annual
inspection of the plant’s outfall pipe before May 15, 2007. DEP requires
this as part of the NVC consent agreement.
Chlorination/Dechlorination
Fernie
is preparing the chlorination/de-chlorination system to bring that system
back on line for the season. DEP requires the effluent to be disinfected
to kill off disease causing pathogens during
