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Mt. Jewett sewer line is found in good shape |
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Thursday, 11 June 2009 |
Photo by Ted Lutz
Patrick McGuire, chairman of the Mt. Jewett Regional Sewer Authority, holds a piece of two-inch PVC conduit found lodged in a Mt. Jewett sewer line. The authority is inspecting the sewer line on the west end of its system.
By Ted Lutz
Republican Staff
MT. JEWETT -- A camera inspection has turned up few problems with a sewer line on the west end of the Mt. Jewett system.
"I'm extremely pleased and surprised at the condition of the line," Patrick McGuire said. "It's very encouraging."
McGuire is chairman of the volunteer Mt. Jewett Regional Sewer Authority, which oversees the sewage system.
Using a special camera, Pipe Eye Sewer Services of Bradford has televised 3,126 feet of the line, which runs west from a manhole not far from the sewage treatment ponds on Kushequa Avenue. A second televised inspection is planned for another 2,336-foot section of the line on the west end.
McGuire said the authority made the line inspection a "priority" in part because it will connect with the proposed Lantz Corners Sewer District in Hamlin Township. Under the current agreement, Mt. Jewett will accept up to 49,000 gallons of sewage per day from the sewer district. The amount of sewage sent to Mt. Jewett for treatment will be determined by a meter near the connection point. The proposed sewer district will serve about 150 customers in Lantz Corners and the western end of Hamlin Township.
The camera inspection revealed "root balls" in the sewer line. An 18-inch long piece of two-inch PVC "sweep" conduit also was found lodged in the line, according to a discussion Tuesday among McGuire, authority member Mike Wennerstrom and Rod Peterson, who is the operator of the Mt. Jewett sewage system.
The "root balls" and PVC pipe were removed as part of the inspection.
Considering that the eight-inch sewer line on the west end was installed in the 1930s, there are very few problems. There are no sections of broken pipe, Peterson said. He believes the second inspection also will show few problems with the line.
"It's definitely a positive," Wennerstrom said in discussing the results of the camera inspection.
McGuire said the line inspection is "part of our long-term investment in our sewage system."
The authority still is planning to construct a gravel road to access a portion of the sewer line on the west end of the system. The proposed road would provide access to the line for maintenance work. The road is needed because much of the line now runs beneath woods and fields.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 30 July 2009 )
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