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Grand Island officials describe sewer infiltration, pump upgrades and development moratorium in meeting
Summary
Board members discussed infiltration into the sanitary system that increases treatment plant volumes during rain events, recent funding for pump-station work, and a reported moratorium on development tied to unresolved drainage issues.
Board members told the Conservation Advisory Board that heavy rains rapidly increase flow into the town wastewater treatment plant and that the plant and associated pump stations have been overwhelmed on heavy rain days.
A board member summarized the operational problem: when the plant reaches capacity two wet wells fill and flows bypass to the river. He described much of the inflow as rainwater from sump pumps and infiltration through manholes rather than direct sanitary…
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