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Board approves sewer task order; members debate smoke testing, pumps and costs

5576089 · August 8, 2025
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The board approved a task order to continue sewer system work including smoke testing and manhole inspections after debate over whether to rely on prior CCTV work, timing, and cost estimates; members also discussed a recently failed pump covered under warranty and longer-term stormwater concerns.

The Bluff City Board of Aldermen approved a task order to proceed with sewer system work that includes smoke testing and manhole inspections, while members debated scope, timing and cost.

Engineer/presenter Austin Smith told the board he was assembling a follow-up scope for smoke testing and manhole inspections and that he was reviewing prior work from 2016 and 2019 to avoid duplication. Smith told members he had not yet finalized a cost estimate. The board discussed whether to rely on existing CCTV (camera) results provided to…

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