Sanitary Sewer Rehab Project Begins in October

Kara BanksCity News

The 2025 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project begins the week of October 6.

Work is scheduled to begin on Monday or Tuesday, October 6th or 7th, with line inspections and cleaning. Crews plan to insert cameras into the lines to find any blockages and locate problem areas for repairs. During this process, you may notice drains and toilets gurgling as the crews use high-pressure water to break up any blockages, scour the pipe walls and flush debris through the lines. 

You may experience a sewer odor in your home or gurgling in your drains due to inadequate venting. Please do not be alarmed. In the unlikely event that water may splash back, place a large old towel under the toilet seat or draped around the toilet, or wrap the bowl with plastic wrap, and cover any floor drains.

Following the inspection and cleaning, in a few weeks, crews will begin to fix manholes and complete repairs as needed in the project area. Then, they will replace clay tile pipe with cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) in the project area. CIPP is a jointless, seamless, pipe-within-a-pipe that will reduce inflow and infiltration of storm water into our sanitary sewer system.

If you have any questions about the project, please call City Hall at 913-893-6231.