The sewer system, or wastewater collection system, consists of 650 miles of sewer lines (including gravity pipe and pressurized force mains), more than 185 pump stations, and 16 miles of deep tunnels.
Our Wastewater Collection Department is responsible for operating and maintaining the sewer system, including cleaning manholes, conducting smoke and dye testing to reduce infiltration and inflow, and other corrective and preventative maintenance activities.
In 2009, our Wastewater Collection Department received a National Environmental Achievement Awardfrom the National Association of Clean Water Agencies for it's Infiltration/Inflow Reduction Program. This project eliminated sources of rainwater in the sewer system, which takes up needed capacity and can cause sewer overflows during heavy rainfall.
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