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Glassport council hears sewer project update; televising work faces access challenges
Summary
Council received progress reports on multiple wastewater projects: a DEP-ordered underground storage tank removal with pending soil results, televising of 22 miles of sewer lines at a $290,400 cost that is being slowed by inaccessible manholes, and near-complete diffuser replacement at the plant.
Council President Anthony Colecchi read a public-works report on Oct. 15 that summarized recent work on Glassport’s wastewater system and next steps for several projects. The DEP-mandated removal of an underground storage tank at the Public Works garage is complete, Colecchi said, and the borough is awaiting soil-sample results that will determine whether remediation is required.
The borough has contracted Edge AI to televise 22 miles of its sewer lines, a project budgeted at $290,400. Council was told crews have located a 10-foot crushed sewer section and are encountering difficulty gaining access to some manholes, which is slowing progress. "Edge AI is continuing to televise the 22 miles of sewers in the Borough," the report read, and noted access to manholes is the project’s primary operational issue.
The wastewater plant’s diffuser-replacement work is nearly complete, and the aeration-tank bypass for that effort “went smoothly,” the report said. Council also heard that the channeling-wall replacement at the wastewater treatment plant was advertised in the Mon Valley Independent on Sept. 25; bids will be opened in council chambers on Oct. 18 and the project is scheduled to be awarded Nov. 19.
Why it matters: the underground-tank removal could trigger soil remediation and additional expense if contamination is confirmed. The televising work is intended to identify structural problems (including the crushed 10-foot section) that affect service and long-term-control planning for the plant.
Next steps: council will review the soil-sample findings when available, receive bid results for the channeling-wall project after Oct. 18, and track completion of the diffuser and televising work.
