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i <br /> i <br /> ~ ~ ~ <br /> ~ <br /> <br /> Jun 8, 2000 <br /> CO TACT: Rick I ates, Smoke-Testing Program Manager, 682-4800 <br /> Fro Public Infor ation Section, 682-5523 <br /> FO IMMEDIAT I~.ELEASE <br /> SMO E-TESTING OF WASTEWATER LINES BEGINS NEXT WEEK <br /> The City's ual program to smoke-test portions of the local wastewater collection system will <br /> beg n next week in hei, Willakenzie area, from the Beltline to the north city limits. <br /> Each year, tII e City tests portions of its 735-mile local wastewater collection system. The program <br /> is f ded with revemue received through monthly wastewater user fees. Crews from the Eugene Public <br /> Wo ks Maintenance Division will begin injecting smoke and looking for tell-tale leaks and cross- <br /> co ections in the ~i4Jillakenzie area next week. The testing is expected to end in mid-August. <br /> The whites oke used to identify defects in both the public and private wastewater lines is non- <br /> tox cand does not 1 arrll people, plants, or animals. Residents are notified before testing begins in their <br /> nei hborhood. <br /> If smoke-te~ting identifies a stonnwater connection prohibited by City code, such as a roof drain <br /> co ected to thew stewater system, the property owner is notified and required to correct the problem. <br /> Pro erty owners ar also notified if cracks or other defects are found in wastewater lines on private <br /> pro erty, and repai or replacement of those lines is recommended. When smoke-testing and flow <br /> mo itoring reveal efects in the public portion of the wastewater collection system, repairs are made as <br /> soo as possible. <br /> I <br /> Public Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX: (541) 682-6826 • www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />