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Public Utilities: City outlines months-long plan to repair collapsed 48-inch sewer on Arlington/Delaware corridor
Summary
Department of Public Utilities reported no sanitary overflows since the collapse, described emergency pumping and bypass operations, and said contractor excavation and shaft work to repair a collapsed 48-inch sewer will take months and begin in early July.
The City of Toledo's Department of Public Utilities told council on June 10 that crews had prevented sanitary sewer overflows after a collapse of a 48‑inch main in the South End and described a months-long repair plan requiring a large shaft and contractor excavation.
The key points - Director Doug Stevens said the collapsed 48‑inch sewer carries most of the South End flow. After the collapse, crews established bypass pumping into a nearby 30‑inch main and used temporary 4‑inch and 6‑inch pumps to lower levels in a 32‑foot-deep manhole from full to safer levels. - The department secured a larger 12‑inch pump capable of moving roughly 5,000,000–5,500,000 gallons per day and…
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