Seven Hills to begin John Glenn Drive sewer rehabilitation project – cleveland.com

SEVEN HILLS, Ohio -- Residents on John Glenn Drive this week will receive hand-delivered notices from Lake County Sewer Co. regarding the start of the sewer rehabilitation project.

The project involves the installation of hydraulic seals and a pipe liner, as well as a cleaning and grouting of 33 laterals in the neighborhood from the storm main in the right-away up to the clean-out, which is near the private property line, City Engineer Daniel J. Collins said.

Were putting a grouted liner on the inside to make sure no stormwater gets in. It basically rehabilitates the storm line. Were not going all the way to the house, because the residents already took care of that themselves.

Initially estimated at $143,000, the bid was awarded to Lake County Sewer Co. for $150,643. The city is paying for the project out of its sewer maintenance fund.

The Willowick-based operation will be working -- weather contingent -- for the next few months. The upcoming project involves 44 homes on the street. Residents will be notified during various stages of work.

The John Glenn Drive sewer rehabilitation project is the result of the city hiring outside consultant AECOM to study public and private sanitary sewers using flow monitors within the sanitary sewer system and performing various smoke- and dye-testing procedures.

The testing revealed that 27 homes on John Glenn Drive had gutter/downspout and/or foundation drains that were infiltrating into the public sanitary sewer main.

We found out that the sanitary sewers on John Glenn Drive were getting a lot of I/I -- inflow and infiltration -- into these sewer lines, which is rainwater, Collins said. Sanitary sewers are not designed to handle rainwater. Theyre designed to simply handle sanitary sewage.

What that does when rain gets in there is over capacitates the sewer, causing backups into houses and basements. What this project will do is basically seal up these sanitary sewers, preventing any rainwater from getting into the sewer.

While Seven Hills was previously unsuccessful in obtaining Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) funds through the Member Community Infrastructure Program (MCIP) for the John Glenn project, city officials are hopeful grant money will be available for similar work coming to East Ridgewood Drive and Bayberry Drive.

AECOM is currently wrapping up a study of the area, Collins said. Afterwards, were going to be seeking 2021 MCIP funding. What we were told from the sewer district at our interview meeting was that they actually may even assist us with some additional information theyve studied in this area. Thats good, because they know were being proactive on correcting our I/I issues in the city. So were crossing our fingers about funding.

Mayor Anthony D. Biasiotta added, Were cautiously optimistic.

The city expects the East Ridgewood Drive and Bayberry Drive sewer rehabilitation project to take place in 2021.

The city is methodically going into areas weve had reported problems, Biasiotta said. Well continue working down the list as we complete one project and move into the next.

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