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Council hears resident’s sewer backup: staff recommends re-laying shallow private service
Summary
Televised inspection found a private sewer service only about 4–4.5 feet deep with standing water and a long flat run that causes freezing and periodic backups; staff recommended re-laying roughly 150 feet of service at a lower grade (estimated about $18,000) and will return with options after consulting the homeowner.
City staff briefed the Isanti City Council on a recurring sewer-backup problem affecting a homeowner near the Railroad Avenue/Palomino intersection and presented repair options.
Televised inspection revealed the private service line runs on a long, flat diagonal across the intersection and is unusually shallow — around four to 4.5 feet deep — leaving standing water that freezes in…
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