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Utilities staff report major repairs, smart-meter progress and after-hours workload
Summary
Committee heard an operational update covering a 30-hour repair to a 36-inch water main, 56 leaks repaired, 63 polyethylene service lines replaced, 63,000+ feet of sewer cleaning/TV work, a booster station for 57 homes and smart-meter installation progress; staff also noted 88 after-hours callouts during the month.
A city operations presenter reported to the Utilities Committee on May 13 that crews completed a lengthy emergency repair to a 36-inch transmission main, repaired dozens of service leaks, and continued smart-meter installations.
The presenter described the 36-inch main repair near the Daisy Inn, near MLK Boulevard, as a roughly 30-hour job requiring custom shoring and a 4-foot sleeve insertion. "First and foremost things that we…
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