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Warr Acres staff outline emergency repair, master‑plan steps after sinkhole exposes interceptor line
Summary
Engineers told the City Council the main sanitary interceptor had extensive corrosion and a sinkhole near a removed power pole. Repairs were estimated at up to about $619,000 for a 140‑foot replacement; the city plans a larger, OWRB‑funded project to replace 790 feet of interceptor and upsizes to 27 inches, and to seek ODEQ/OWRB review and bids.
City engineering consultants told the Warr Acres City Council and Public Works Authority on Feb. 18 that a sinkhole discovered after a utility pole was removed exposed severe corrosion in a main sanitary interceptor and prompted an emergency investigation and repair plan.
Amanda Way, project manager for SRB, said CCTV inspection found the top of the interceptor pipe essentially missing at the damage site. SRB and contractor Cimarron Construction concluded the damaged segment between manholes would require full replacement; Cimarron’s conservative estimate for the emergency repair was $619,000, with a best‑case lower bound of roughly $500,000 if nothing unexpected occurred.
The interceptor in that area carries roughly 3 million gallons per day on…
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