Important Update From The Shrewsbury Water & Sewer Division

Shrewsbury MA

08 April, 2022

10:03 PM

Description

Press release from the Town of Shrewsbury: April 8, 2022 Starting on Sunday night, April 10th, the Town's sewer system consultants, Weston & Sampson, and contractor, National Water Main Cleaning Company, will be collecting nighttime sewer flow isolation measurements as part of the Year 11 Inflow and Infiltration Investigations Project. Work hours are expected to be 11:00PM - 6:00AM, Sunday-Thursday, weather permitting. These measurements are taken by accessing and monitoring sewer manholes to determine the amount of ground water entering the sewer system. This work should not to cause any interruption with sewer service. Work crews plan to have a police officer detail with them while this work is being performed, subject to officer availability. Crews will begin this work in subareas 3A & 3E, listed below. Manhole investigations will also be ongoing during the daytime for the next few weeks which involves Weston & Sampson employees opening manholes, conducting visual inspections, taking measurements, and recording all of the data. This information is later used to conduct repairs and improvements to manholes The final phase of this project, daytime cleaning and television inspection of sewer lines, is expected to begin later this month. The Town is on year 11 of an ongoing 12 year program to reduce inflow and infiltration in the sewer system. Please visit the Water and Sewer Division's Inflow and Infiltration Website for more information. Additional updates will be posted as the work progresses. During the spring, this work will take place in the following subareas: Subarea 3D – Rawson Hill Drive/ Deerfield Road and Colonial Drive/Bridle Path areas. Click here for a map of this area. Subarea 6C – South Quinsigamond (between Florence Street and Grace Avenue), Oak Street (between Tanager Drive and S. Quinsigamond), and Worthington Avenue areas. Click here for a map of this area. Subarea 3A & 3E – Hill Street, Mercury Drive/Neptune Drive, and Prospect Street at Fox Hill Road areas. Click here for a map of this area. We apologize for any inconvenience you may experience during this work and appreciate your continued cooperation while we strive to improve our sanitary sewer system. If you have any questions or experience any inconvenience related to the inspection work described above, please contact the Town of Shrewsbury's Department of Public Works Water and Sewer Division at (508) 841-8502 or [email protected]. This press release was produced by the Town of Shrewsbury. The views expressed here are the author's own.