Sewage Spill In Grandview Has City Checking The Pipes
GRANDVIEW -- The City of Grandview is having to do some serious plumbing to fix the sewer main break that sent almost 300,000 gallons of raw sewage spilling into local waterways. The temporary fix gives you an idea of just how the city plans to prevent another spill here: tougher piping.
The pipes the city of Grandview is using to bypass the broken sewer main are a plastic blend which is pretty much impervious to things like rust damage, unlike the metal irrigation pipe that caused this whole mess. The city told me they use cement in their sewer pipes which means the chances of something like this happening again are slim.
"There's a lot of extenuating circumstances that are really out of our control. We laid our infrastructure back in the 60's and upon inspection following this break our system is sound," says Grandview Waste Water Superintendent Dave Lorenz.
The city is confident there are no other lines on the brink of collapse in Grandview, particularly spots where irrigation piping and sewer mains cross. They say no changes to their current system need to be made.
And with a new state of the art system monitoring those pipes, the city can keep a close eye on what's going on beneath your house and beyond.
"The city invested in a large sewer detection system with cameras and a routing system. This is being employed on a weekly basis though the city."
But Wednesday was a clear reminder these new age systems also fail, and the city can be left with a good old fashion mess.
The pipes the city of Grandview is using to bypass the broken sewer main are a plastic blend which is pretty much impervious to things like rust damage, unlike the metal irrigation pipe that caused this whole mess. The city told me they use cement in their sewer pipes which means the chances of something like this happening again are slim.
"There's a lot of extenuating circumstances that are really out of our control. We laid our infrastructure back in the 60's and upon inspection following this break our system is sound," says Grandview Waste Water Superintendent Dave Lorenz.
The city is confident there are no other lines on the brink of collapse in Grandview, particularly spots where irrigation piping and sewer mains cross. They say no changes to their current system need to be made.
And with a new state of the art system monitoring those pipes, the city can keep a close eye on what's going on beneath your house and beyond.
"The city invested in a large sewer detection system with cameras and a routing system. This is being employed on a weekly basis though the city."
But Wednesday was a clear reminder these new age systems also fail, and the city can be left with a good old fashion mess.
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