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Council approves contract amendment for alternate sanitary bypass during force main relining
Summary
To avoid sanitary sewer overflow during a four-month relining of a north-side force main, the council approved a contract amendment adopting an alternate bypass route; the plan will place a temporary above-ground bypass through a residential right-of-way and drew debate over aesthetics and funding (TIF).
The Elmhurst City Council voted 11'1, with two members absent, on Oct. 6 to approve a contract amendment for an alternate bypass route required during relining of a north-side force main. City staff and engineers said the change reduces the risk of sanitary sewer overflow while the force main is out of service for approximately four months.
"Sanitary sewer overflow is something we really want to avoid," the committee chair said when explaining the changed bypass plan. Staff described an alternate route that…
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