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Utilities committee hears wastewater updates as I&I study points to residential sources
Summary
Wastewater Superintendent Ed Haller told North Royalton—ity—ouncil—ommittee members that a GPD inflow/infiltration report due next month points toward residential sources and possible cross-connections; council also got schedules for Edgerton and Abbey Road sewer work and an 18-month plant assessment plan.
At its Sept. 2, 2025 meeting, the North Royalton Utilities Committee received updates on multiple sewer and plant projects and on an inflow/infiltration (I&I) study that could reshape near-term repair priorities. Wastewater Superintendent Ed Haller said GPD—ngineers is finishing the I&I report and he expects to receive it next month. "They thought that commercial would be the culprit. In the A section it appears that it could be both," Haller said, adding work to reduce I&I has focused in residential areas.
The committee was told that in the B section the legs that are largely commercial showed the least amount of I&I, and that further studies will be needed to identify cross connections or other residential sources. Councilmember Paul Marnecheck requested a map showing which parts of the city connect to each treatment plant; Haller said he can provide one and indicated he has produced explanatory videos about plant operations that could be shared with council and residents.
City Engineer Matthew Glass briefed the committee on the Edgerton Road sanitary sewer project. He said contractors would mobilize the week of the meeting, clear trees and install sewer lines during September and October, with restoration of driveways and disturbed areas and testing expected into early November. On the Abbey Road project, Haller reported sewer installation is complete and paving is underway; crews still must perform pressure testing (air and water) and restoration. Glass said contractors who fail pressure tests would be required to remove and replace noncompliant work.
Haller described an ongoing facility assessment of both the A and B wastewater plants that staff expect to run about 15 to 18 months; the project is roughly three months along. Staff interviews are nearly finished and physical evaluations are being scheduled. The first staff workshop, focused on screening and removal processes, is planned for November. The study will produce a list of concerns and potential solutions to inform a capital improvement plan, Haller said.
Procedural actions at the start of the meeting included approval of the Utilities Committee minutes from July 1, 2025. The committee also voted to remove the "NOPEC Grant Funding" item from the agenda. Both motions passed unanimously as recorded (Yeas: 3, Nays: 0). The meeting adjourned at 7:16 p.m.
What happens next: Haller said the full GPD I&I report should arrive next month and staff will follow up with maps and outreach materials.
