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Murrysville property owner says repeated sewer backups tied to sagging line; FTMSA billing dispute raised
Summary
Two residents told borough council they have endured recurring sewage backups at buildings on Old William Penn Highway, pointed to a sagging sewer line they say FTMSA identified but has not repaired, and said they received a letter proposing retroactive charges. Council said it would follow up with FTMSA.
William Ott, a property owner at 127 Pheasant Run Drive, told Murrysville Borough Council he has suffered repeated sewage backups at buildings he owns on Old William Penn Highway and said video and photos show a sag in the sewer line that FTMSA inspected but has not fixed. "I was flooded in 02/2003, 02/2007, 2012 with sewage coming up through the floor drains," Ott said, and he described another backup after heavy rains on June 6 when, he said, "water shooting out of the manhole cover." He said a check valve installed about 15 years ago failed and that he has had to remodel the facility multiple times. Tom Moser, who said he has…
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