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Stormwater | Drain Disconnection |
 | | The advantages of footing drain disconnection are that it requires only limited construction in the street, with pipe construction taking place between the sidewalk and the street, and that flows to the trunk sewer system are reduced, as are the costs associated with the unnecessary treatment of rainwater. |
 | | The disconnection program is being implemented in four phases, providing a deliberate and well-planned approach that will prevent excessive expenditure of utility funds, overcommitment of the available contract work force, and creation of nuisances or hazards from inadequate control of sump pump discharges. |
 | | The disconnection will be accomplished on a block-by-block basis in conjunction with construction of the sump discharge collection system using a priority sequence, in which homes in the five neighborhoods that have flooded most often are placed at the top, followed by homes adjacent to those five neighborhoods. |
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