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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBuilding Correspondence 1993-02-09SPRINGFIELO DEV EL|JT'fiEIY I JE,.IV 'VEJPUBLIC WOBKS M ET N O POLI TA N WAST EWAT E B M A N AG E M E NT Lt "Al La- tt ttt!tttLL ,(;'. \Lr: :-D L)n- 9i-: ,r03, ;26'-', :-' February 9, 1993 ent the David G. and Loretta H' Smith c/o David StanleY Seamans 949 N 4th Street Springfield, Oregon 91477 RE: SANITARY SEI.IER DEFICIENCY I\T g4g 4TH STREET' SPRINGFIELD' OREGON Dear Mr. and Mrs. Smith: In conjunction vith the constructi'on of the netropolitan vastevater treatm pi..i ."a subsequent improvements to Springfield's sanitary sever systems' City must also ";;;; ""lt"ln repairs to be-made to private sanitary sever ;t;i";;. Th"r" are tvo primary reasons for this action: 1) Many defects exist in the private sever system vhich allov storm'iater to enter the sani tary sever. es a ieiult, mi.I]i-ons of gailons of 'water 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 potentl"i-f,""fth hazards. Broken sever laterals not only allov storm vater to enter the sanitary sever, ;;i ih"y also a1lov rav sevage- to escape into the ground. r, "iaiii"rl-"t"ritv-."""r or drain vents may also arlov toxic or expl6sive sever gases to enter into building' Recently, several segments of the City's sanitary sever-system vere smoke tested to locate potential problem areas. Ti:e tests on specific segments of the City's sever system, "iro-.Lu"a]ed thai the private sanitiry sever and/or plumbing drainage system serving youf-ptop"ity'contains defects' The defect(s) are listed in the attachment. pf"a"!-noie that, depending.on the type of.defect' it' is not alvays possible to speciit;lr;-exact'defect or its exact location' For example, ,hereas-irof." testing ,""V t"r". indicated a leak in the sever lateral' there may be "",r"i"i causes tot--ti," leak. There may also be-several defects in the same sever Line. In these cases, although ve vill be able to suggest a probable cause and location, "nJ-ott"t as *uIh other information as ve have available, it vill be up to you (or a contractor hired by you) to locate and correct the deficieneies. please contact Ralph Shav of this office as soon as possible regarding this matter. Mr. Shav is assigned to the program and viti assist you in locating and il;;iifVlne p:.umUing defelts. He vili also respond. to your inspection requests as repair or replacement rort< piogresses. If M-r. Shav has not been contacted by you ,ithin 30 days, he viI1 initiate contact' If you have any questions about this matter' p if,"" t,ortt of 8-g iOO a. m. or 4-5 : 00 p ' m ' at 7 26 SincerelY, L,'\..td lease contact Ralph Shav betveen -3665. Qr.,r Lt / rr I t David J. Communi tY Puen Serv aa s Manager 3 tl ?3 ADDRESS: 949 No 4th Streett REFERENCE NUMBER: 1703352L Corrective action may requir the roof and terminate to th he extension of the plumbing vents throughxterior 6" above the roof. C TAX LOT: 07800 iIiSPECTION DATE: Octobe r 28 ,1992 DESCRIPTION OF DEPECT: During the smoke testing of the sanitarlr sewer system, ground smoke appeared around the roofeves of the house and the attic area, which would indicate that the plumbing vents do no extend through the roof and terminate to the exterior. et a6 rN( 8d )'*"?r//rs S'* /r''y' ' At' oL G-*( F, C[Ty OF OREGO'U SPRINGFIELO DEVELOPMENT SERV'CES PUBLIC WORKS M ETNOPO LITAN WASTEWATE R MAN AG E M ENT Certified Letter tlarch 15, 1993 David G. and Loretta H.Smith C/O David StanIeY Seamans 949 N 4th Street Springf ieId, Oregon 97 477 RE:949 N 4th Street, SPringfieId, Oregon Dear tlr. and Mrs. Smith: fn reference to the previous letter sent to you dated February 1993 regarding the Possible sanitary sewer problems at properti, we have not received any communication from you requested I need to hear from you within fifteen (15) days to determine what action you wilI be undertaking to correct the potential health hazards identified in our previous correspondence. If you have any questions please feel free to call me between the hou?s of 8-9:0-0 i.m. , 1-2:00 P.m. or 4-4:30 P-m. at 726-3565 ' SincereI, 225 FIFTH STREET SPRINGFIELD. OR 97477 (503) 726-375s o your a5 fi*t /Z--na6n shaw Plumbing Inspector