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Council hears report on multiple sewer failures and emergency repairs
Summary
Sewer staff told the Mayor and Council on June 23, 2026 about a string of service calls — including controller replacements, a pump-line separation that triggered a high-level alarm, and an excavator strike on a 2-inch mainline — and said crews made temporary and permanent repairs.
Mayor Garland Breeden and city council members received a briefing June 23, 2026 on a series of sewer service incidents across the city. Sewer Manager and Wastewater Operator Chad Morrow reported that crews replaced controllers at 106 Martin Street and 137 High School Street after controller malfunctions, and that a line separation and high-level alarm occurred at 3934 Hwy 47 requiring a temporary 30 gpm pump before a 10 gpm unit was installed.
Morrow said excavators struck and broke a 2-inch mainline at 3376 Hwy 48, which staff responded to as a discrete repair. He also reported a 10 gpm pump replacement at 3675 Hwy 47. The minutes record these as completed or in-progress repairs; the entry does not attribute each item to a specific motion or vote. No public comment or debate on the repairs was recorded.
