VERNON, CT — The town of Vernon, through its consultant, Tighe & Bond, Inc. and contractor
Insituform Technologies, LLC is preparing to line pipes in several areas of the town’s sanitary sewer system.
Work is slated to begin Monday. When completed in late summer, 11,100 feet of eight, 10 and 12-inch sewer pipes will have been rehabilitated, extending their life of the system by decades, officials said.
The project cost totals $382,594.
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The pipe lining work is part of the town’s ongoing sewer system rehabilitation program, officials said.
Insituform installs something called “a flexible resin impregnated felt tube” into the sewer mains. The tube is then inflated and “steam cured” into the the existing pipe. The process essentially creates a new pipe within the old pipe, officials said.
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“Maintaining Vernon’s infrastructure ensures additional decades of continued reliable service and saves tax dollars and sewer user fees,” Vernon Mayor Daniel Champagne said.
Lining work is scheduled to begin the week of July 10, and all work should be completed by the end of August.
A map showing all of the streets proposed for lining is posted on the Town’s website. Affected residents will be notified about a week before the lining work is scheduled to begin. A second notice will be distributed approximately 24 hours before work begins.
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Insituform Technologies will perform the lining work weekdays between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Insituform’s trucks will be clearly marked, and all workers will be wearing safety vests. The town and Water Pollution Control Department will be notified on a daily basis of the work locations each day.
“The cured in place lining process that we’re using allows us to repair and preserve our sanitary sewer infrastructure without tearing up roadways and disrupting neighborhoods,” said Robert Grasis, the town’s water pollution control director. “There is a short disruption in service for customers in the immediate area while lining work is being performed. We urge residents and businesses to carefully review the information Insituform distributes prior to beginning work.”
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