The Court Street sewage pump station pumps sewage from the Linden and Court Street areas to the higher elevation gravity sewers located on High Street and the Pine Street and Court Street intersection. The station pumps use an older 6 inch 870 foot long force main (FM) to Pine Street and a newer 5,000 foot long 10 inch FM to the High Street and Gilman Lane manhole. During the April 2017 High Street sewer collapse, the 6 inch FM was used versus the regularly used 10 inch FM. This was very beneficial as it reduced the sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) at Gilman Lane, and the sewage volume pumped to the damaged High Street gravity sewer. However, the older 6 inch pipe was very restrictive and the three pumps strained to keep up with flow due to the restricted 6 inch size with a SSO nearly occurring. This proposed project would increase the FM size to Pine Street to either 8 inches or 10 inches. A process known as pipe bursting could be used to enlarge the existing line in place, or a new 8 inch or 10 inch directional bored pipeline could be installed. The 10 inch directional bore option, while more costly, is preferable as it entails less risk than pipe bursting and provides a desirable larger diameter FM pipe. Recent sewage collection system events, such as the High Street sewer collapse, have shown that proactive upgrades of infrastructure are less costly than reactive projects. As July 1, 2024, this project is currently in the FY 2024-2029 Capital Improvement Plan. Funding for this project is allotted in the city's capital improvement plan for construction FY 2026. A firm timeline has not been established and information regarding a design firm has not been made available. *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.
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