Infrastructure Project #2: Main Pumping Station and Wastewater Storage Tank

[@stevenhbaker1]

Great video explaining nearly all aspects of the dilemma facing our community. I do, however, feel the IMI from roof/downspouts has been under estimated as others here seem to feel as well. Why not institute what many communities have enacted-a red dye or smoke test requirement prior to the sale of a home. Eventually, many of the intrusions will be discovered & corrected and charged to the current homeowner, not TV.

[@gatgolf]

Matt, I think you are underestimating the I&I problem from roof gutters going into the tank feed lines. When rain events cause 3X the flow compared to normal times this is most likely from roof drains going right into the tanks. Slight leaks around pipe entrances in the tanks would quikly get sealed from dirt/mud/clay, and since there isn't much driving force for ground water to enter the tank this just doesn't make intuitive engineering sense to blame the majority of the problem on anything else other than roof drains. Additionally you have evidence from a homeowner during a recent town hall that stated his roof gutters go into his tank. I would at a minimum look at homes from the early village construction before this was policed. You can narrow it down to certain neighborhoods by monitoring where the flow increased the most when rain events hit. Disconnecting those old gutter systems from your wast tanks would be the best bang for the buck you will find in fixing this system.

[@ORGTECHBD]

Seems like we could find a few suspects and do a smoke test. That should show up in the gutters and the downspout could be unhooked. Even with the new project there still could be quite a savings finding and diverting these drains.