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Resident urges sewer-lateral one-way valves after storm damage
Summary
A resident and civil engineer urged property- and block-level sanitary-lateral protections after storm surge, estimating homeowner installs at around $5,000 and suggesting a city-installed device could protect multiple homes.
Mike Clark, a resident at 3601 Casablanca Avenue and a civil engineer, used public comment time to warn that sanitary sewer lines are a repeated vulnerability during storm surge and described how sewage can back up through fixtures during high water events.
"The water will come again," Clark said, adding that a homeowner-installed lateral protection cost him around $5,000. He proposed that a single one-way trap installed on a city main with a washout could protect an entire block at similar cost, arguing a public solution might be more efficient than individual retrofits.
Board members thanked Clark and invited staff to note the concern as part of broader resilience and infrastructure conversations; no official action was taken at the meeting.
