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Board hears about repeated sanitary sewer overflows at Camelot Estates trailer park
Summary
Board members and staff reported another sanitary sewer overflow at the Camelot Estates trailer park, the second in six months, and said staff will work with the park manager to investigate and consider further action if problems continue.
Board staff reported that the Camelot Estates trailer park, located just over the county line, experienced another sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), the second in six months.
A staff speaker said the lift station there "failed" and that staff will work with the park manager to address the problem; the site had been cleaned and camera inspection showed a big root ball in the pipe. The speaker said staff and another named employee (Nick) had inspected the site and that the park reports that maintenance crews visit the site roughly every two weeks. "If they come out every two weeks, we heard it was running for a while. So why did this happen?" the staff speaker asked, adding that the city will "dig into and go over there" and consider putting the park on a reorder or taking other measures if problems persist.
Staff said one SSO earlier in September had been reported and that groundwater or construction water can contribute to unexpected water in lift-station wet wells. The board asked clarifying questions about testing and whether the lift station was watertight; staff said air testing, video inspection and manual tests had been completed and showed no leaks, and that construction water from a house could explain some wet-well levels.
Board members directed staff to continue investigating the Camelot Estates incidents and to coordinate with the park manager and responsible parties; no formal enforcement action was recorded during the meeting.
