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Bluff City officials discuss emergency fix and scope cut for failing sewer line
Summary
City engineers told the Board of Mayor and Aldermen that a fractured sewer segment near a pump station requires immediate repair; the engineer recommended amending an existing task order to limit the current contract to the single failing crossing while staff explore emergency procurement and funding options.
Bluff City officials spent more than an hour discussing an emergency sewer repair after engineers identified a fractured segment and heavy water intrusion that is causing overflows near a pump station.
Austin Smith, an engineer with Meredith Craig who presented the contractor’s task-order amendment, said camera footage shows fractures and aggregate backfill where pipe sections have failed. “That section of line there, is at 0.2% grade,” Smith said, adding the line is very flat and holds water. He described grease buildup and root intrusion in other runs but said the crossing now forcing overflows is…
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