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Engineer tells Groves council 20 Fifth Street sewer fixes would cost about $2M; full lift‑station option estimated at $4M
Summary
A preliminary engineering report described a degraded 30‑inch sewer line causing infiltration and capacity loss; consultants recommended installing a new 24‑inch sewer (outside pavement) at an estimated cost of about $2 million and projected 10–12 months to completion if approved.
Groves City Council on June 23 received a preliminary engineering report on the 20 Fifth Street sanitary sewer system that consultants said has lost capacity after an earlier slip‑lining and is contributing large inflows to the city’s wastewater system when it rains.
Gary Grama, engineer with SouthEx Surveyors, told council the original 30‑inch reinforced‑concrete sewer was slip‑lined when it later experienced structural distress; the lining reduced conveyance from about 8,300 gallons per minute down to roughly 5,000 gpm, a reduction the consultant described as about 43 percent. He said that reduction is a major reason parts of the city experience wastewater service problems in heavy rain.
Grama outlined three options: construct a new lift station…
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