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Commissioners approve HarTex plan to install concrete basins and buried drains at courthouse to route downspouts
Summary
Mills County Commissioners approved a contractor proposal to replace downspouts at the courthouse with concrete basins and buried drain lines that tie into an existing storm drain, after hearing concerns that simply connecting PVC could cause “static pressure” and roof flooding.
Mills County commissioners voted unanimously to approve a contractor proposal to install concrete basins and buried drainage piping to route roof downspout water away from the courthouse.
The work addresses failing surface drainage where downspouts discharge onto a concrete pad north of the courthouse. Commissioners heard that a simple reduction from large downspouts to smaller PVC could create "static pressure" and cause water to back up onto the roof,…
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