County outlines three-phase Rouge Valley sewer rehabilitation program including 300 manhole repairs
Wayne County presented the first of three contracts in a Rouge Valley sewage system rehabilitation funded by a Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan and bonds: televising/inspection, manhole rehabilitation (estimated ~300 manholes), and future sewer lining; staff described special manhole lids and targeted areas along the Lower Rouge and Bridal Rouge.
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Division director of environmental services briefed the committee on a multi-phase rehabilitation program for the Rouge Valley sewage disposal system to be funded by a Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan backed by bond issuance. The program includes three sequential contracts: (1) televising and inspection to locate problems, (2) manhole rehabilitation in flood plain areas (physical reconstruction, collars, restoration) with an estimated 300 manholes targeted, and (3) sewer lining (the largest and most expensive phase).
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