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Committee moves smoke-and-dye testing for SSO Areas 6 and 8 to Council
Summary
Staff described smoke and dye testing as the first step in disconnecting improper storm-to-sewer connections in SSO Areas 6 and 8; the work is part of a multi-step, EPA-driven sanitary sewer overflow remediation program described in the meeting as a $53,000,000, 15-year assignment.
City Engineer Glenn Davis briefed the committee on smoke and dye testing in Areas 6 and 8 as an initial investigative step to locate illicit connections and inflow paths contributing to sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). Davis explained crews will inject dye into storm lines and monitor whether it appears in the sewer system; positive findings trigger disconnection projects to reduce stormwater entering the sewer network.
Davis placed the work in the context of a multi-year remediation program described during the meeting as a $53,000,000, 15-year assignment to address SSO problems. The committee unanimously moved the ordinance to the full Council to seek Water Pollution Control Loan Fund assistance.
