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Lynn City updates Kings Beach cleaning effort; crews find and remove several illegal drain connections
Summary
Staff described a contract with BMC to TV, clean and dye-test 24 miles of pipe tributary to Kings Beach, work that identified old sewer-to-drain connections and removed multiple illicit services; remaining work includes about half a mile of drain and targeted dye testing near a middle school area
At the April 1 Lynn City Water Commission meeting, staff updated commissioners on the Kings Beach sewer and drainage work and described progress removing illegal connections that historically routed sanitary flows toward Kings Beach.
Staff said the city awarded a $1,150,000 contract to BMC (awarded January 2024) to televise, clean, screen and dye-test roughly 24 miles of pipe serving areas that drain to Kings Beach. The update said crews have investigated every pipe tributary to Kings Beach and have removed three or four service connections that had been discharging into the storm-drain system.
Crews have been working weekends and were down to approximately half a mile of drainage pipe remaining on Essex Street, staff said. The work has occasionally required up to three police details and some night work to safely complete segments. Staff said the team will take advantage of an upcoming school vacation week to intensify door-to-door dye testing near the middle school and adjacent side streets where “old, converted sewer” infrastructure has left legacy connections. Staff described one ongoing follow-up on a suspected illicit connection in a multi-unit property where dye testing and CCTV did not conclusively identify an active sanitary connection but the evidence requires further canvassing.
Commissioners praised the regular Kings Beach updates in public meetings, saying the frequent agenda status items and neighborhood outreach have helped track progress and fostered positive public feedback at recent meetings.
Staff said the city will continue dye-testing, targeted inspections and cleanings until the remaining segments are completed and follow-up investigations are resolved.
