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Board approves 90‑day infiltration‑tracking pilot to target slip‑lining work
Summary
At its Aug. 26 meeting the Board of Public Works approved a proposal to place flow/infiltration trackers supplied by a private contractor to identify sewer lines for slip‑lining; the work will be funded from the city’s slip‑lining fund and is planned to run 90 days, subject to city council approval.
The Board of Public Works voted Aug. 26 to approve a proposal to deploy infiltration and inflow (I&I) tracking equipment supplied by Dukes, a contractor based in Illinois, to pinpoint sections of sewer main that need slip‑lining.
Kevin, a public works staff member, told the board the Missouri Rural Water Association selected Washington as a two‑year apprenticeship site and that Dukes ran trackers as part of that program. Kevin said the project’s mapping shows low‑flow areas in green and higher‑infiltration corridors in red and yellow and gave the board a map of target lines. “We now know we need to focus in this area,” Kevin said, identifying stretches on the west end and a long line through neighborhoods and the creek that influence the Walnut Street Lift Station.
The proposal packet displays red arrows on the map…
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