Maintenance concerns assuaged
Overflowing toilets are unlikely during sewer maintenance, but Council is prepared for the possibility.
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SEWER maintenance is not a glamorous job, but someone in Roma has to get it done.
Yesterday crews began doing the dirty work, kicking off the repairs to 21km of piping that is about 50 years old.
Councillor David Schefe, portfolio chair for utilities, said the relining of the pipes may cause small disruptions during the next five months, but would be a small cost compared to a mains failure.
"The re-lining is a lot cheaper, probably about a fifth of the cost of digging up and replacing the pipes if they were to fail.
"What they do is they clean the pipes and then CCTV them.
"Then they can ascertain the state of the pipes before going in to re-line them.
"We have footage from last year, and there are some sections where the pipe was completely gone and the earth was forming the actual chamber for the sewage to flow through, so some of them were in a pretty bad way,” he said.
Similar works were done near the CBD last year, and one issue was overflowing toilets in some premises.
Cr Schefe said there may be the possibility of it happening again but there were solutions in place.
"We had a bit of overflow last year, so the main thing will be for people, if they do have a problem, please ring the council.
"We have cleaners on standby that will clean it up for you.
"Council has put a few precautions in place to prevent it happening too often, but if it does happen, there is a contact number to call,” he said.
Residents will be informed 48 hours ahead of works happening near their homes or businesses, and can call the council on 1300 007 662.
Originally published as Maintenance concerns assuaged
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