{"id":12715,"date":"2024-02-01T13:05:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T18:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=12715"},"modified":"2024-02-01T13:05:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T18:05:20","slug":"manhole-sensors-to-detect-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/01\/manhole-sensors-to-detect-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhole sensors to detect problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By BOB SHRALUKA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staying in the good graces of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management Agency (IDEM) and \u201cbecause it’s the right thing to do,\u201d the city of Decatur is going to pay $43,444 to have sensors placed in manholes through the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a recent meeting, the city’s board of works and safety gave Infrastructure Manager Josh Zimmerman (photo) the go-ahead to hire Duke’s, headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, to place root-control sensors in some 70 manholes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duke’s uses a micro-detection system which acts every 15 minutes to determine where rainwater is flowing and if it is in excess. It’s called an I and I system, Infiltration and Inflow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zimmerman said the city has checked and cleaned some of the sewer system, and \u201cwe’ve found a lot of problems.\u201d Many of which the city does not have the capability to determine remain, however.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The I and I system will \u201cmap out severe problems\u201d in the flow of rainwater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project could start in early February and take 90 or so days to complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis will give us an idea of what we need to do,\u201d Mayor Dan Rickord said, referring to staying in compliance with an Agreed Order with IDEM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said he had an upcoming meeting with IDEM to inform the state agency of Decatur’s effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is the right thing to do,\u201d board member Craig Coshow added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BROKEN PIPE: Another problem with which the city must deal with is a 48-inch pipe which has broken down and is discharging into the St. Marys River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is located along the riverbank behind the former Mark’s Heating\/Air Conditioning building and the Mobile Medical business on First St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe pipe carries a massive amount of water,\u201d Zimmerman told the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Repairs will be difficult and costly, due to the steep location and the fact that cranes will have to be used. Shifting ground has caused the pipe to break down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The board approved the hiring, at a cost of $49,300, of American Structure Point to perform an engineering study of the problem. Zimmerman recommended the firm because \u201cthey’re familiar with the project and we need to do something,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Structure Point was involved with the project which installed the pipe several years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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