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Officials: aging clay pipe and storm infiltration strain Crowley sewer system; smoke testing, mainline repairs underway
Summary
Wastewater superintendent and city engineer described backups after heavy rain, ongoing smoke testing and targeted mainline repairs to address infiltration and root/grease blockages.
Crowley’s utility committee heard detailed updates Jan. 14 about repeated sewer backups and long-running fixes to an aging system that officials said is vulnerable to infiltration during heavy rain.
Wastewater Superintendent Tim Crater told the committee that dry-day flows average about 1.6–1.7 million gallons but that recent storm events produced much larger inflows: “On the recent rain ... we took in 10,000,000 gallons,” Crater said, using that example to explain why pumps and lines get overwhelmed during storms.
Why it matters: Committee members were told the…
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