City of Springfield, Illinois Office of Public Works Sewer Division 2012 Sewer Overflow Report April 24, 2013 1
Table of Contents 1. PURPOSE... 3 APPENDIX A. City of Springfield 2012 SSO Report... 4 2
1. PURPOSE This report has been complied to describe Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO) for the calendar year 2012 which occurred in the City of Springfield, Illinois. A SSO is defined as an overflow, spill, release, or diversion of wastewater from a sanitary sewer system, including interceptor sewers. A SSO includes overflows that result in a discharge to waters of the United States and overflows of wastewater, including a wastewater backup into a building (other than a backup caused solely by a blockage or other malfunction in a privately owned sewer or building lateral), even if that overflow does not reach waters of the United States. As a part of the Administrative Order from the USEPA, the City is required to provide an inventory of all SSO s for the previous year, identify the dates, sources, estimated volumes, receiving waters and principal pollutants contained in the discharges. The City is also required to issue a press release informing the public of the availability of the inventory and make the inventories available on the City s webpage. The City did not experience any significant wet weather events in 2012 which would have triggered the use of portable pumps to relieve the sanitary sewer. There were 42 reported and confirmed SSO s all but one of which were basement backups. The source of the backup in all 42 instances was from the sanitary sewer. There are no estimates of volumes available for these discharges as this information was not part of our record keeping at the time. As these SSO s were primarily basement backups, there are no receiving waters. The principal pollutants contained in the discharge would be domestic sewage. Work Order Number 2012102945 resulted in sewage in the parking lot which was washed down and vacuumed up. See Appendix A for the location, date and action taken information for each of the reported SSO s. 3
APPENDIX A. City of Springfield 2012 SSO Report WORK ORDER DATE ADDRESS PROBLEM DETAILS ACTION TAKEN 2012096816 1/2/2012 1912 CLAREMONT DR MARK CHECK OUT SEWER BACK UP 2012096847 1/4/2012 715 E BLACK AVE BOB MEET ME AT THIS ADDRESS WE HAVE A SEWER BACKED UP. WE JETTED SEWER 75' AND OPENED BLOCKAGE. THIS CITY MAIN WAS BACKED-UP. WE JETTED PRIVIATE SEWER 200' TO WEST AND OPENED BLOCKAGE. 2012096865 1/5/2012 1810 HOLLY DR MARK CHECK SEWER BACK UP WE JETTED SEWER LINE SEGMENT TO OPEN BLOCKAGE. 2012097159 1/25/2012 ST JOSEPH ST JASON WE HAVE A SEWER BACK-UP IN PARKING LOT OF LITLE FLOWER SCHOOL. 2012097241 1/28/2012 MILFORD DR EMMETT CHECK OUT SEWER BACK UP 2012097307 1/31/2012 1821 N 21ST ST JASON CHECK OUT THIS AFTER HOURS BACK UP 2012097455 2/3/2012 1724 JACKSON ST JASON CHECK OUT THIS SEWER BACK UP 2012097514 2/4/2012 2301 ARROWHEAD DR EMMETT CHECK OUT SEWER BACK UP WE JETTED SEWER 380' SEVERAL AND OPENED BLOCKAGE. HOWEVER OUR JET HEAD CAME OF INSIDE LINE SEGMENT. WE TRIED TO JET SEWER BACKWARD TRYING TO RETRIVE OUR OTHER JET HEAD, WITHOUT LUCK. WE NEED TO DO MORE WORK ON THIS LINE SEGMET. S32 FEED US WATER FOR 2 HOURS. WE JETTED LINE SEGMENT TO OPEN BLOCKAGE. WE JETTED LINE SEGMENT AND OPENED BLOCKAGE. WE JETTED THRU MIDDLE MANHOLE TO SD MANHOLE TO OPEN BLOCKAGE. WE JETTED SEWER LINE SEGMENT SEVERAL TIMES TO OPEN BLOCKAGE. SEWER IS FLOWING WELL BY TIME WE DEPARTED. 2012097673 2/18/2012 2301 ARROWHEAD DR BOB CHECK SEWER BACKUP WE JETTED LINE SEGMENT AND OPENED SEWER MAIN. THIS LINE HAD GREASE. WE WILL PUT THIS LINE ON REGULAR CHECK AND JET. 2012098049 3/5/2012 900 SOUTHWIND RD BOB CHECK THIS SEWER BACK UP BIG GREASE BUILD UP IN MANHOLE 004 WE CLEANED OUT GREASE AND JETTED SEVERAL TIMES- CLEANED OUT MANHOLE SOMEMORE-LINE IS DOWN AND FLOWING NOW. 4
2012098250 3/14/2012 AMOS AVE BOB CHECK OUT SEWER BACK UP WE HOSED DOWN MANHOLE (SCHOOL TAP COMES INTO MANHOLE & BUILD UP OCCURS) FLUSHED MANHOLE AND JETTED FIFTY FEET TO BREAK UP BUILD UP IN SEWER PIPE. 2012098388 3/21/2012 ST MARYS CT WE FOUND SEWERS PARTLY BACKED UP WHILE DOING PM TICKETS IN THIS AREA. WHILE FLUSHING P.M. TICKET AT 55 ST MARYS CT LINE WAS NOT FLOWING LIKE IT SHOULD. WE JETTED THREE LINES AND REMOVED BRICK HOLDING DEBRIS. SEWER FLOWING WELL NOW. 2012098434 3/25/2012 6 HYDE PARK PL MARK CHECK OUT SEWER BACK UP WE JETTED ABOUT 50 FT TO OPEN LINE SEGMENT. 2012098457 3/26/2012 1364 VALLEY DR BOB CHECK OUT SEWER BACK UP WE JETTED AND FLUSHED LINE, SEWER WAS BLOCKED. WE OPENED AND CLEAN MAIN. WE TALK TO HOMEOWNER. 2012098492 3/28/2012 1509 MEADOWBROOK RD BOB CHECK OUT THIS SEWER BACK UP 2012098556 4/2/2012 221 WILLOW LN BOB CHECK OUT THIS SEWER BACK UP 2012098672 4/5/2012 1502 N NORTH GRAND AVE JASON CHECK OUT SEWER BACK UP WE JETTED LINE SEGMENTS FIVE OR SIX TIMES TO BREAK UP GREASE IN MANHOLE WE REMOVED A LARGE STICK IN BOTTOM OF MANHOLE. THIS STICK IS CAUSE OF BLOCKAGE IN THAT STICK WAS HOLDING BACK SOLIDS CAUSING BUILD UP IN MANHOLE UNTIL NO SEWAGE OR WATER COULD GET PASSED. WE JETTED LINE SEVERAL TIMES TO OPEN LINE SEGMENT UP. ALSO WE WASHED DOWN GUTTER PAN AND TALK TO HOMEOWNER. WE VACUUMED WATER FROM MANHOLE 037 AND THAT ACTION OPENED BLOCKAGE AND SEWER IS BACK TO NORMAL FLOW. 2012098678 4/6/2012 3107 TYRONNE DR BOB CHECK OUT SEWER BACK UP WE JETTED SEWER AND OPENED SEWER. WE WENT BACK TO SEWER BARN TO GET VACTOR S33 TO CLEAN MANHOLE. 2012098776 4/14/2012 DIRKSEN PKWY BOB CHECK OUT SEWER BACK UP WE JETTED LINE TO OPEN SEWERS. WE PULLED BACK MUD. THIS LINE SEGMENT MAY NEED TO BE TELEVISED. 5
2012098918 4/20/2012 2505 S 15TH ST MARK CHECK OUT THIS SEWER BACK UP WE JETTED LINE 150'. WE WORKED ON JETTING THIS LINE FOR TWO HOURS, SO WE DO NOT KNOW IF THIS FOOTAGE IS BLOCKAGE OR END OF SEWER. 2012099459 5/17/2012 100 DICKINSON RD WE FOUND A PARTIAL BACKED UP SEWER WHILE DOING P.M. ENZYMES IN THIS AREA. WE JETTED SEWER LINE SEGMENT AND OPENED SEWER BACK UP. WE TALK TO MIKE WALLNER ABOUT THIS UNKNOWN BACK UP AND HOW WE FOUND IT. 2012099473 5/18/2012 2717 BENNINGTON DR BOB CHECK OUT SEWER BACK UP WE JETTED LINE SEVERALS TIMES. LINE WAS PARTIALLY BACKED UP, OPENED NOW. THIS SEWERS NEEDS TELEVISED FOR ROOTS. 2012099476 5/18/2012 2212 CATALINA LN BOB CHECK THIS SEWER BACK UP WE JETTED LINE SEVERAL TIMES TO OPEN BLOCKAGE. WE NEED TO GO BACK TO LOCATE DOWNSTREAM MANHOLE. 2012099576 5/23/2012 1310 SHILOH DR MARK CHECK OUT SEWER BACK UP. WE JETTED SEWER LINE SEGMENT 450' AND OPENED SEWER BLOCKAGE. 2012099837 6/5/2012 100 DICKINSON RD BOB CHECK OUT THIS SEWER BACK UP 2012099866 6/6/2012 900 N 8TH ST BOB CHECK OUT THIS SEWER BACK UP WE JETTED LINES SEVERAL TIMES AFTER LOCATING MANHOLES. THERE MAY BE A ROOT PROBLEM BETWEEN 1431CD031-030. MAP SHOWS LINE THAT TAPS INTO 60" SEWER BUT THERE IS NO MANHOLE ACCESS. WE REFERED TO MIKE WALNER AND INFORMED MARK RAFFA. WE TALK TO TENANT OF APARTMENT. 2012099880 6/7/2012 2243 LYNNHAVEN DR MARK CHECK OUT THIS SEWER BACK UP WE JETTED 450' IN EASEMENT SEVERAL TIMES. OPENED UP 6
2012099950 6/12/2012 900 N 8TH ST BOB TRY TO OPEN SEWER ON PRIVATE PROPERTY RUNNING DOWN MIDDLE OF LOTS ON EAST SIDE OF N 8TH ST. WE WILL HAVE TO GET INTO TOWN BRANCH AND FIND WHERE THIS PIPE COMES INTO A CITY SEWER. WE HAD TO GO INTO TOWN BRANCH ABOUT 100' TO PUT JET HEAD INTO BLIND TAP. WE JETTED SEWER ABOUT 400' AND OPENED SEVERAL BLOCKAGES. WE ALSO JETTED A LINE IN ALLEY 150 TO NORTH BUT THIS LINE WAS NOT BACKED UP. THERE ARE NO NUMBERS ASSIGNED TO THIS SEWER, MIKE PLANS TO HAVE SEWER TELEVISED AND THEN NUMBERS WILL BE ASSIGNED. MIKE ALSO HELP US IN WALK TOWN BRANCH AND PUTTING JET HEAD INTO BLIND TAP. 2012100018 6/18/2012 1909 FAIRWAY DR CALLER STATES BACK UP IN BASEMENT JETTED LINE SEVERAL TIMES OPENED SEWER & TALKED TO HOMEOWNER. THIS LINE NEEDS TO BE TV'D FOR ROOTS OR GREASE PROBLEM 2012100501 7/9/2012 JEFFERSON ST CHECK LINE FOR POSSIBLE BACKUP ASSISTED S32 ON BACKUP THEY HAD ON 7/8/12. LOCATED 1430GH021 & DUG UP. JETTED LINE & OPENED MIKE WILL TALK TO LAMM ABOUT RAISING MH WILL CHECK AGAIN TODAY AFTER LUNCH 2012100548 7/9/2012 40 ETON CT BACK UP LINE SEGMENT WAS BACKED UP LOCATED & JACKHAMMERED UP MH 1430GH021 JETTED LINE SEGMENT AT ABOVE LOCATION S-31 ASSISTED 2012100835 7/23/2012 2065 S 4TH ST CALLER STATES BACK UP & RAYS SEWER TOLD HER CALL US S3 MET US AT ADDRESS, PRIVATE LINE APPEARS TO CONNECT 3 HOUSES BEFORE GOING TO 4TH ST SEWER. JETTED LINE ON 4TH & S3 WILL HAVE S-10 TV 2012100991 7/25/2012 1047 E COOK ST CALLER STATES HAS BACK UP JETTED 3 LINES IN ALLEY NORTH OF BLDG. CHECKED LINE ON COOK ST NOBODY IN BLDG TO TALK TO NO PHONE NUMBER ALSO CHECKED LINE 1433CD001-003-099 7
2012100979 7/28/2012 90 WHITE BIRCH RD CALLER STATES BACK UP JETTED LINE & OPENED SEWER. TALKED TO HOMEOWNER. CHECKED THIS LINE SEVERAL WEEKS AGO & JETTED UPSTREAM LINE SEWER WAS OK AT THAT TIME LINE NEEDS TV FOR ROOTS 2012101338 8/10/2012 10 HARRIET LN LINE WAS BACKED UP DUE TO GREASE JETTED LINE 2012101354 8/13/2012 138 DAWN DR CALLER STATES BACK UP JETTED LINE 100' SEVERAL TIMES TO OPEN 2012101560 8/22/2012 1325 E RESERVOIR ST RAY'S SEWER STATES BACK UP NEED MANHOLES DUG UP FOUND MANHOLE MIDDLE STREET, JETTED LINE, SUCKED OUT 2 MANHOLES MANHOLE 093 NEEDS NEW CASTING & RAISED 2012102592 10/15/2012 1816 ALBANY ST BACK UP BACK YARD SEWER JETTED LINE 2012102945 10/27/2012 3101 W WHITE OAK DR BACK UP OT JETTED LINE MANY TIMES TO BREAK UP GREASE & OPEN LINE. TALKED TO MANAGER, WATER HAD RUN OUT ONTO LOT. HOSED DOWN & SUCKED UP WATER IN LOT. NEEDS RECHECKED MONDAY 2012102982 10/30/2012 GREENBRIAR DR OVERTIME BACK UP CALL JETTED 2 LINES TO BREAK UP GREASE & OPEN 3 MANHOLES NEED RAISED2101GH005 (LOCATE & RAISE) 2101GH004 (WE DUG UP & NEEDS RAISED 10") 2101GH003 (LOCATE & RAISE) 2012103287 11/23/2012 1810 HOLLY DR BACKUP JETTED LINE SEGMENT. LINE WAS BACKED UP 2012103543 12/6/2012 900 N 8TH ST CALLER STATES BACKUP CRAWLED BACK 5' SEWER TO FEED LINE & JETTED TO OPEN. MIKE W & JOHN H ASSISTED. TALKING OF PUTTING NEW MH IN FOR BETTER ACCESS. UNSURE OF THIS LINE POSSIBLE PRIVATE 8