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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPermit Correspondence 1993-02-09SPFlINGF]ELO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PUBL'C WOBKS M ET R O PO L'TA N WASTE WATE B M A N AG E M E NT SincereIY, .Utt \\\(l {l David J. Puent CommunitY Serv Ail FebruarY 9, 1993 Theodora P. Plummer 932 N 4th Street Springfield, Oregon, 97477 RE: SANITARY SEVER DEFICIENCY AT 932 4TH STREET' SPRINGFIELD' OREGON Dear l{s. Plurnmer In con3unction r^,ith the construction of the metropolitan vastei'ater treatment plant and subsequent improveme"i;-i; Springfield'i sanitary se!'er systems' the [iiy ru.t a1so."u." ceitain repairs tb be made to private sanitary sever ;t;'r";=. th"r" are tvo primary reasons for this action: 1) l,iany defects exist in the private sever system r"hich a]lor'r storm vater to enter the sanitary sever. As a r"=uft, miLlitns of gallons of vater that should not be entering the sanitary Sever must be treated ai a great expense to the users of this facilitY. 2) Many of the problems that exist in the private sanitary sever system are real or potentiai health hazards. Broken slver laterals not only i11::^:::tT- vater to enter the sanitary sever, but they also allov rav sevage to escape lnto the ground. f"'"aaiiion, t.uftr-.";;;.or.drain vents may also allov toxic or expl6sive sever gases to enter into building' Recently, several segmen_ts of the city's sanitary sever.system vere smoke tested to focate potential problem areas. TLe tests on specific segments of the City's sever system, "iro-rlu"a1ed thai the private sanitiry sever and/or plumbing drainage system serving youf-ptop"ity'contains defects' The defect(s) are listed in the attachment. pfeas!-note that, depending.on the tyPe of defect' it is not alvays p;;;i'bi; io ,p""iiv irr"-"*"ct'defect or its exact location' For' example, vhereai-rrot" testing ily--h;'; indicated a leak in the sever lateral' there may be ="i"r.i "auses t6t"'ii'," f""t' There may- also be- several defects in the same sever line. rn these cases, although ve vilr be able to suggest a probable cause and tocation, "ni-Iitl.-.= ',It' other information as ve have available, it vill be up to you (or a contractor hired by you) to locate and correct the deficiencies' Please contact Ra1ph Shav of this office as soon as-possible regarding this matter. Mr. shav is assigned to the progr", "na rlti asslst yo[ in locating and identifying plumbing defects- -ie vili "Lo '""pond to your inspection requests as repair or replacement.ygrf p;;g;;;;"tl- rt ni' shav Las not been contacted bv i"r-"iirrin 30 days, he vi11 initiate contact' If you have any questions about this matter, please contact Ralph shav betveen the hours of elgloO-a'm' or 4-5:00 p'm' at 726-3665' \tt\.rc\ es Manager ADDRESS: 932 No 4th Street REFERENCE NUMBER: 17033521 INSPECTION DATE: October 28,1,992 TAx LOT: 06100 DESCRIPTION OF DEFECT: During the smoke testing of-the sanitary sewersystem, ground smokg appeared at the base of the rear deck stels, whichmay be the result of a loose clean-out or a defective sewer connector tothe house drain. Corrective action may require the replacementsewer line at this location or the repair of t a short section of theclean-out fitting. of he {;'i" l:oa str yL"-r*- l/ ts tt tt Q,^{'-'Ca ( y*,,"P C"ts/'Z"Cr*ra 1! r 2*-/t-