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City water/sewer official reports thousands of feet of pipe inspected and dozens of blocked lines

Lake Station City Council · July 24, 2026
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Summary

Jamie Stewart reported video inspections of 9,640 feet of sewer pipe, 513 inspections completed with 407 rated fair-to-good and 106 rated poor or blocked; he also outlined generator maintenance and a planned wet-well confined-space cleaning with coordinated fire-rescue standby.

Jamie Stewart presented the water and sewer operations report, citing the department's recent work to video and inspect nearly 9,640 feet of pipe since the last report. He said crews completed 513 total inspections, of which 407 were rated fair to good and 106 were rated poor to blocked, and noted ongoing work to maintain lift stations and schedule generator maintenance.

Stewart also described safety steps for an upcoming wet-well cleaning at the Central Naval Lift Station that will require temporarily plugging a main trunk line and having the fire department standby for confined-space rescue. “7,496 feet of 8 inch pipe, 2,144 feet of 12 inch pipe, or a total of 9,640 feet,” Stewart reported, summarizing the inspection totals and emphasizing continued maintenance and safety planning.