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Rutland officials warn of blocked sewer line under Route 7; short-term vac and coring proposed
Summary
Town road commissioner Dave Sears told the Rutland Select Board Dec. 3 that repeated obstructions and 45-degree bends in a South End sewer line are preventing camera inspection and jetter clearing; he recommended nighttime vac operations, coring a manhole and installing an oversized drop or straighter connection to restore capacity.
Dave Sears, Rutland Town Road Commissioner, told the Town of Rutland Select Board on Dec. 3 that repeated blockages are restricting flow in a South End sewer line under Route 7 near Days Inn, Denny’s and a local car wash and are preventing the camera and jetter from reaching the problematic bend.
Sears said crews recovered soda and energy-drink cans and other debris from manholes and that at least one manhole was nearly full, preventing safe camera insertion. “We could only get in about 4 and a half feet where the first bend is in the pipe,” he said, and reported that jetter hoses are stiff and repeatedly snag on successive 45-degree bends,…
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