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| | Private laterals contribute well over 50% to our I & I problem. Does anyone know what communities have agreed to be responsible for repair and replacement of private sewer laterals? For those that are, how do they fund this program? |
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| | As to repairs and financing of service laterals I have seen it handled in a number of ways. A few local Townships have made the repairs as part of the whole project to reduce I&I. Others have required the homeowner or business to pay for the repairs from the curb or right-of-way to the structure. We have on a few occasions received grant money from local agency for the repairs( usually for low income residents). Also PennVest has money available either as loans or grants for resident that meet their income requirements. Its really the local governments call on how this is handled. Either way you'll have the few residents and business that will balk no matter how you handle it. |
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| | One city in Ohio, lines sanitary laterals at the city's cost. This city is Westlake, Ohio and you can contact the City engineer, Robert Kelly. Ed |
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| The Downers Grove Sanitary District in Illinois has started a comprehensive sewer lateral lining/replacement program. They have gone through all sorts of engineering, legal and finanical hoops to get it going. Their website is www.dgsd.org.
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| | Private laterals contribute to all communities. The important thing is to determine where the contribution is. I have found most contributions are in the area that surrounds the house, not in the straight run of the lateral to the sewer. This problem can easily be remedied at lower costs than lining the sanitary lateral. Contact me at edkelly2005@msn.com Thanks, Ed |
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| | In town here property owners are responsible for their whole sewer lateral from their home to the sewer main. We are starting a sewer lateral inspection program and if homeowners do their inspection voluntarily they are elligible for money back for the cost of inspections and repairs if needed, if they're elligible for those reimbursements the wastewater department will also cover the cost for several of the permits required to do any repairs. I'm pretty sure that the money is coming from our wastewater general fund. http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/Resident/Licenses_Permits/SLIP/ |
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| | They city I work for has implemented a private sewer line inspection program. After the city has contracted out the replacement of the main line and tap my crew comes through the neighborhood and does a camera inspection of the residents line. If we find a problem it is up to the resident to have the line replaced. All permit fees are waved and there is a program in place to help lower income residents pay for their line replacement. So far the resident response has been more possitive than I had imagined. |
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| | WEF's website "Science and Technology Resources" has a "Private Property Virtual Library" with a wealth of material on laterals. WERF is also doing some excellent work for its members. I am especially interested in large non-municipal facilities such as military bases, with onsite pipes possibly over 8", but considered laterals! Great potential for unregulated I/I.
Kimberly V. Davis
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