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COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY
SEWER LINE BREAK UPDATE: March 10, 2003
5:00
PM
Contact: Richard Fitamant or Tony Cicatiello
732.721.3800
- As of 12 noon, total amount of bypass sewage at the
Sayreville Pumping Station was estimated at 541 million
gallons
- The average hourly bypass sewage rate varies between
1.6 to 3.0 million gals/hr
- At the break site, the repair of the pipe is completed;
the welding of the pipe is completed; the concrete encasement
of the pipe is progressing well and should be completed
by 6 pm
- 102” force main filling will commence by 6 pm;
the process will take about 24 hours in order to release
air from the pipeline and get pressures stabilized in
the system
- Begin backfilling of excavation; portions of steel
sheeting to remain in place; replace damaged section of
Sayreville 8” sewer line
- On Tuesday, March 11, at approximately 6 pm, the 102”
force main is back into full service; bypass is eliminated
- On Wednesday, March 12, backfilling and excavation
completed; removal of sheeting completed; site graded
with seeding to be performed during the spring months;
contractor demobilizes
- Presently, the MCUA plans to utilize both the 72”
pipeline and the repaired 102” pipeline so that
the sewage volume is contained and only treated sewage
from the wastewater treatment plant is discharged to the
Raritan River/Bay
- MCUA’s independent consultant took samples at
the Sayreville pump station and in the Raritan River today;
all data will be forwarded to DEP; sampling will continue
throughout the week
- Work is continuing on a 24-hour basis
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