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City authorizes $8,483 emergency repair to wastewater plant wet well after link-seal failure
Summary
Trenton authorized Monroe Plumbing to perform emergency repairs to a broken link seal in the wastewater-treatment plant's secondary wet well for $8,483; the problem was discovered Sept. 4 and will be paid from the capital improvement account.
The Trenton City Council on Sept. 15 approved an emergency $8,483 contract with Monroe Plumbing to repair a broken link seal that connects the secondary wet well to final tank No. 1 at the city's wastewater-treatment plant.
Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent Julie Wilson told the council staff noticed a loss of flow in the secondary wet well and water surfacing near the area on Sept. 4. An inspection found the link seal holding the pipe in place had broken and the connecting pipe had shifted. Monroe Plumbing — recommended because of recent work at a nearby plant — provided a quote to reinstall the splitter box, the link seal and a flex coupling to restore the connection and flow.
Wilson said Monroe could begin the work immediately. She told the council the wet well is approximately 15 feet deep and is not a component the department inspects regularly; she said the portion of the plant in question dated to around 1990. Councilman Perugy asked whether the item is inspected on a schedule; Wilson said it is not inspected regularly because the component is typically submerged and not easily accessible.
Council approved the emergency award unanimously; the cost will be paid from the wastewater capital improvement account. Staff said they will monitor the wet well and consider inspection protocols going forward.
