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Warr Acres ratifies emergency repairs after major interceptor collapse; council OKs broad contracting authority
Summary
Council ratified emergency declarations and reapproved emergency contracting after CCTV showed the sewer pipe 'roof' had eroded; staff recommended open-cut replacement of roughly 150 feet and to upsizeto 27-inch pipe, while asking OWRB whether loan funds can be used.
WARR ACRES — The City Council on Dec. 18 ratified emergency declarations and reapproved emergency contracting after contractors' CCTV footage showed severe structural failure in a main sanitary interceptor running between manholes in Ward 1.
City staff and the contractor reported that "the roof of the pipe is completely eroded away," a finding that led staff to rule out trenchless fixes such as slip-lining and pipe bursting. "If it's that bad for half the pipe, we're pretty much assuming that it's that bad for the rest of the pipe," the project lead told the council during a detailed briefing on repair options.
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