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Leaking Laterals - No Big Deal? Hardly! , - I Hidden beneath the ground leading from our homes and businesses a r e t u b u l a r structures called laterals. YOU may say, “ So what, they’re hidden. Big deal!” In actuality they are a big deal. Laterals are the portion of the sanitary sewer line that link those . homes and businesses to the Town’s sanitary sewer system. Typically, most - but not all-of the laterals are located on private properly, while the remaining portion, the sewer main, is entirely in the public right- of- way. You again may ask, “ Why is the Town of Greentown so concerned about the condition of the sewer laterals?” Those sewer laterals that are in poor condition pose two main problems: ( 1) faulty sewer lines can leak raw sewage into the ground which is a public health hazard; ( 2) storm water can invade poorly sealed sewer lines and can overload the sewer system, causing blockage and backups, and can occasionally overload the Town’s wastewater treatment facilities, resulting in the discharge of untreated sewage into the Wildcat Creek. In a nutshell, here is the problem with. a large number of Greentown’s laterals. Many of the homes in our town were built at a time when red clay tile was used in the construction of those laterals. Most of those homes have never had their original sewer lines replaced. Over time, these pipelines can crack, become disjointed, experience displacement and/ or be subjected to intrusion by tree roots, all of which can cause leakage and blockage. Leakage of raw sewage onto the lawn area of a residence can introduce ecoli bacteria into a neighborhood through rainwater flow. In addition, some sewer laterals lack the right kind of “ cleanout” which p r o v i d e s f o r c l e a r i n g blockages inside the line. I I I Cleanoul The leakage that is at the main sewer line is the attributable to the damaged responsibility of the private laterals allows ground water to property owner. The Town’s invade the Town’s wastewater responsibility is the upkeep of system. This problem is the : ewer main to which the especially acute during heavy lateral is attached. This is rain events and during according to Town Ordinance traditional wet seasons. On # I 990- 3. During recent smoke the surface, this may not testing of the sanitary sewer appear to be much of a system in the Town of dilemma. However, the Town Greentown, many laterals were of Greentown has been subject found to be in violation of this to a “ Sewer Ban” since 1997. ordinance. Repair notices will That is, no new sewer tap may be sent to those property be added to the Town’s owners whose laterals are in sanitary sewer system without violation. A grace period will expressed permission from the be afforded to the property Indiana Department of owners, however if no action is Environmental Management taken to correct the violation, a ( IDEM). Therefore this ban surcharge may be added to the effectively eliminates any new monthly wastewater bill residential growth for the according to Town Ordinance Town of Greentown. At the # 1990- 4. same time it also prohibits any Without becoming too new property tax revenue, technical, the Town of attributed to new construction, Greentown is licensed by from. helping ease the tax I D E M t o d i s c h a r g e burden of the Town’s existing approximately 420,000 gallons property owners. Remember, of treated wastewater per day a community that does not into the Wildcat Creek. Leaky grow becomes stagnant. laterals may contribute many In the Town of Greentown, thousands of gallons of as in nearly all local unwanted g~ aun~ wateprer ’ i ~ ~ y jurisdictions, the maintenance of the sewer lateral and cleanout up to the connection into the sanitary sewer system Cont‘ d 0” Page 3 \ Spelling ”, ~ VY . Photo by Rachel J Eastern E‘ ducted its ann1 on Friday, Fe classroom representativ fourth graders KaYtlYnn Lawson, Chilcott and Tessa Smi graders McKinzie - Adam Schaaf, andR Colby Marner, Andrew held Tuesday, March 14 at Chilcott, Cole Booze, Justin Kokomo High School Colwell and Mark Auditorium. I McKinzie Horoho, spelling bee winner; and Justi. n~ Co lwell, runner- up enkins Breaks, Cracks, _- ~ ~ ~~~ ~ are to be on a ballot at the polls on May 2. Those are the “ Greentown” and the “ At Large” seats. They are presently held by Larry Hinesley and Marietta McWhorter. Forms for filing can be obtained from the Howard County Clerk’s office ( first floor in the Court House). Deadline for filing is noon on Februab 17. Bee Winners Jementary con-ual spelling bee bruary 3. The es were Powell, Trey th; fifth loroho, Austin Forgave iley Smith; sixth graders Hercnenroeder. The winner was McKinzie Horoho, along with Justin Colwell as the runner- up. After Justin mis-spelled surveillance, McKinzie spelled it correctly and then proceeded to correctly spell manganese. McKinzie will advance to the Regional Scripps Howard Spelling Bee, to $ e
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Title | The Greentown Grapevine – 2006-02, 13:02 |
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Subject, Local | Greentown, Howard County (Ind.) |
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Date Original | 2006-02 |
Date Digital | 2008 |
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Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Leaking Laterals-No Big Deal? Hardly!; Spelling Bee Winners |
Language | en |
Contributors | Kokomo-Howard County Public Library; Greentown Historical Society |
Source | Original newspaper: The Greentown Grapevine, February 2006, Volume 13, Issue 02 |
Relation | Howard County Newspapers |
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Title | The Greentown Grapevine – 2006-02, 13:02 - Page 1 |
Relation | Howard County Newspapers |
Transcript | Leaking Laterals - No Big Deal? Hardly! , - I Hidden beneath the ground leading from our homes and businesses a r e t u b u l a r structures called laterals. YOU may say, “ So what, they’re hidden. Big deal!” In actuality they are a big deal. Laterals are the portion of the sanitary sewer line that link those . homes and businesses to the Town’s sanitary sewer system. Typically, most - but not all-of the laterals are located on private properly, while the remaining portion, the sewer main, is entirely in the public right- of- way. You again may ask, “ Why is the Town of Greentown so concerned about the condition of the sewer laterals?” Those sewer laterals that are in poor condition pose two main problems: ( 1) faulty sewer lines can leak raw sewage into the ground which is a public health hazard; ( 2) storm water can invade poorly sealed sewer lines and can overload the sewer system, causing blockage and backups, and can occasionally overload the Town’s wastewater treatment facilities, resulting in the discharge of untreated sewage into the Wildcat Creek. In a nutshell, here is the problem with. a large number of Greentown’s laterals. Many of the homes in our town were built at a time when red clay tile was used in the construction of those laterals. Most of those homes have never had their original sewer lines replaced. Over time, these pipelines can crack, become disjointed, experience displacement and/ or be subjected to intrusion by tree roots, all of which can cause leakage and blockage. Leakage of raw sewage onto the lawn area of a residence can introduce ecoli bacteria into a neighborhood through rainwater flow. In addition, some sewer laterals lack the right kind of “ cleanout” which p r o v i d e s f o r c l e a r i n g blockages inside the line. I I I Cleanoul The leakage that is at the main sewer line is the attributable to the damaged responsibility of the private laterals allows ground water to property owner. The Town’s invade the Town’s wastewater responsibility is the upkeep of system. This problem is the : ewer main to which the especially acute during heavy lateral is attached. This is rain events and during according to Town Ordinance traditional wet seasons. On # I 990- 3. During recent smoke the surface, this may not testing of the sanitary sewer appear to be much of a system in the Town of dilemma. However, the Town Greentown, many laterals were of Greentown has been subject found to be in violation of this to a “ Sewer Ban” since 1997. ordinance. Repair notices will That is, no new sewer tap may be sent to those property be added to the Town’s owners whose laterals are in sanitary sewer system without violation. A grace period will expressed permission from the be afforded to the property Indiana Department of owners, however if no action is Environmental Management taken to correct the violation, a ( IDEM). Therefore this ban surcharge may be added to the effectively eliminates any new monthly wastewater bill residential growth for the according to Town Ordinance Town of Greentown. At the # 1990- 4. same time it also prohibits any Without becoming too new property tax revenue, technical, the Town of attributed to new construction, Greentown is licensed by from. helping ease the tax I D E M t o d i s c h a r g e burden of the Town’s existing approximately 420,000 gallons property owners. Remember, of treated wastewater per day a community that does not into the Wildcat Creek. Leaky grow becomes stagnant. laterals may contribute many In the Town of Greentown, thousands of gallons of as in nearly all local unwanted g~ aun~ wateprer ’ i ~ ~ y jurisdictions, the maintenance of the sewer lateral and cleanout up to the connection into the sanitary sewer system Cont‘ d 0” Page 3 \ Spelling ”, ~ VY . Photo by Rachel J Eastern E‘ ducted its ann1 on Friday, Fe classroom representativ fourth graders KaYtlYnn Lawson, Chilcott and Tessa Smi graders McKinzie - Adam Schaaf, andR Colby Marner, Andrew held Tuesday, March 14 at Chilcott, Cole Booze, Justin Kokomo High School Colwell and Mark Auditorium. I McKinzie Horoho, spelling bee winner; and Justi. n~ Co lwell, runner- up enkins Breaks, Cracks, _- ~ ~ ~~~ ~ are to be on a ballot at the polls on May 2. Those are the “ Greentown” and the “ At Large” seats. They are presently held by Larry Hinesley and Marietta McWhorter. Forms for filing can be obtained from the Howard County Clerk’s office ( first floor in the Court House). Deadline for filing is noon on Februab 17. Bee Winners Jementary con-ual spelling bee bruary 3. The es were Powell, Trey th; fifth loroho, Austin Forgave iley Smith; sixth graders Hercnenroeder. The winner was McKinzie Horoho, along with Justin Colwell as the runner- up. After Justin mis-spelled surveillance, McKinzie spelled it correctly and then proceeded to correctly spell manganese. McKinzie will advance to the Regional Scripps Howard Spelling Bee, to $ e |