Sewer Update

“At the Sept. 14 (Committee Meeting of Council) Director of Public Safety Scott Thomas reported that since June 15, 2015, the Sewer Department has responded to 227 homes within the City, personally. But they have also hired an outside company to clean the main line from Walmar Road at Wolf Road, all the way to Bay High School, where it shoots over to the Huntington Long Beach Life Station. In that time, they have cleaned 8,850 feet of line, ranging from 8 to 15 inches. They have cleaned everything out from mop heads, underwear, bricks and plaque, one being as large as 13 by 15. Pieces of metal were also found in the lines. Cleaning those lines has made a significant difference in the line of Wolf Road.

The Sewer Department Crews have cleaned 11,785 feet of lateral sewer on the private side since June. They have filmed 640 feet of storm lateral sewers on private property. They have filmed 1,980 feet of total sanitary main line, and 10,141 feet of storm main line, including Walker Road, Walmar Road, Timberlane, Mancherster, and Bradley Road. They have flushed 10,500 feet of sanitary main lines, and 1,700 feet of storm main lines. In addition, on Bradley Road, at Huntington Woods, the Sewer Department found a particular problem area of 354 feet that shoots laterally from Bradley Road over to Lake Road and removed 4 yards of debris.

Mr. Thomas commended the Sewer Crew for the job they have done. They will continue with the cleaning and also develop a 5-year plan to address any particular problem areas they are seeing.”