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FebruarY 9, 1993
Louis E. and Pearl A. Miller
231 N. 44th Street
Springfield, 0regon, 97478
RE:SANITARYSEVERDEFICIENCYAT23lN'44TBSTREET'SPRINGFIELD'OREGON
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Miller:
In conjunction r.'ith the construction of the metropolitan I'astevater treatment
olant and subsequent improveme";;-i; ip.ingti"ld's sanitary sever systems' the
Eiil..,,;:; ;i;;-;;;re ceitain '"fii'" tL be-made to pri'"'ate sanitarv sever
;;;1";;. There-;;; tvo primary reasons for this action:
1) Many defects exist in the private sever system vhich allov storm vater to
enrer the sanitary sever. As a i"iuit, millitns-of gaffons of vater that should
not be entering the sanitary sever must be treated ai a great expense to the
users of this facilitY'
2)Manyoftheproblemsthatexistintheprivatesanitaryseversystemare
rear or potential';";ifi ;;;;r;.. Broken sever laterals not only ?11?Y-:::tT-
vater to enter the sanitary sevlr, Lut they also allov rav sevage to escape lnto
the ground. ln-"aaiiion, iault;-i";;;.oi ht"in vents mav also a1Iov toxic or
expl6sive sever gases to enter into building'
Recently, several segments of the city's sanitary sevel.system vere smoke tested
to locate potential problen areas. Tire tests on specific segments of the City's
sever system, "iro-rlr"a1ed thai the private sanitiry sever and/or plumbing
drainage system ierving youf-piop"iiy'contains defects' The defect(s) are
listed in the attachment. pf"."!-noi"-ift"t, depending.on the type of defect' it
is not alvays possible to "p""ii; i;;-J;"i'a.tl"t or its exact location' For
example, vhereai-imot<e testing r'"V-ir."" indicated a leak in the sever lateral'
there may be r"r"i"i "auses
f6t"iire leak. There may-also be-several defects in
the same sever li;e. In these cases, although ve vilI be able to suggest a
probable cause and location, ."i-otilt-"t ',If' other information as ve have
available, it vill be up to you-(;;-; contractor hired by you) to locate and
correct the deficiencies'
Please contact Ralph Shav of this office as soon as possible regarding this
matter. Mr, Shav is assignea to-the-progr", tnd vili assist you in locating and
identifying plumbing defects..
-ie vili also t"spond. to your inspection requests
as repair or replacement.yg.I P;;g;;;;"t.- rf ui' Shav
-has not been contacted by
you "ithin 30 dlys, he vi11 initiate contact'
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthismatter'pleasecontactRalphshavbetveen
the hours ot elq]oo a',' or 4-5:00 p'm' at 726-3665'
SincerelY,
d.i Q.*,rt{Lrr
Puent \
Services Manager
L
David J.
Communi tY
ADDRESS | 23L No 44th Street
REFERENCE NUI'IBER: 17023231
INSPECTION DATE: October 21,1992
TAx LOT:01600
DESCRIPTION OF DEFECT: During the smoke testinsystem, ground smoke appeared by the north sidarea between the fence and house, which wouldsewer line in that area.
g of the
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sanitary sewerhouse in the gardena broken section of
corrective action may require some excavation and the replacement of ashort section of sewer pipe in in this area.
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