Sewer System Investigation Project – Spring 2021

 

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The Town of Bedford is continuing its work to reduce the amount of groundwater (infiltration) and rainwater (inflow) entering the Town’s sewer system.  Through this program, sources of Infiltration and Inflow (I/I) will be identified and removed.  When these sources are removed, the quantity of flow entering the Bedford sewer system, our annual fees to MWRA, and the risk of sewer backups and overflows, will be reduced.

The Town’s engineering consultants, Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc., and their subconsultant, National Water Main, will be conducting sewer manhole and sewer pipe inspections to identify sources of infiltration and inflow.

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Persons performing these inspections will be in clearly marked vehicles.  Work will be conducted primarily within the Town’s right-of-way and private residences should not be affected.

Crews will be performing inspections between May 10, 2021, and June 30, 2021.  The majority of the work will be performed Monday through Friday, between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.  Nighttime flow isolation will also be conducted as part of this project.  Flow isolation will be conducted Sunday through Thursday evenings, between 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.  Flow isolation work involves measuring flow in each sanitary sewer manhole and has no effect on the public use of the system.

The inspection areas are highlighted in green on the attached project map.

Weston & Sampson actively monitors the COVID-19 situation and follows guidelines recommended by the State of Massachusetts and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).  Crews will operate safely by implementing health precautions and continuing to comply with any local/state/federal mandates that arise.  Should crews find conditions no longer safe to continue operations or are directed to do so, they will cease work.  Please direct all inquiries to the Bedford DPW at (781) 275-7605, ext. 4255.

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