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Bexley council hears sewer I&I briefing; private laterals, lining pace flagged as key constraints
Summary
At a Feb. 10 council meeting, staff presented the second installment in a sewer series on inflow and infiltration (I&I), showing the city’s flow‑meter average at about 350 GPCD versus an EPA baseline of 275 and emphasizing lining and private‑lateral work as principal fixes.
BEXLEY, Ohio — City staff on Feb. 10 gave council members a technical briefing on inflow and infiltration (I&I) in the Bexley sanitary system, outlining measurement methods, recent findings and tradeoffs for repair strategies.
The presentation, the second installment in a multi‑part sewer series, introduced a two‑page “cheat sheet” explaining acronyms, condition summaries and a proposed study timeline, then walked through diagrams, flow‑meter graphs and field‑testing methods used to locate sources of stormwater entering sanitary pipes.
Why it matters: staff said excess stormwater in sanitary lines increases the risk of sanitary sewer overflows, raises treatment cost, and contributes to basement backups during large storms. Council was told that the city’s flow‑meter average is about 350 gallons per capita per day…
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