Site work for a water / sewer project in Oregon City, Oregon. Working plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

This Project Page is Being Developed. More Information to Come Soon! Inflow and Infiltration (I&i for Short) Are When Stormwater and Groundwater Get Into the Sanitary Sewer System. The City Has an Inflow & Infiltration Reduction Program to Rehabilitate the Sewer System. The Sources of I&i Are Basically: Inflow Comes From Stormwater Collectors (Catch Basins, Roof Gutters, Etc.) That Were Connected to the Sanitary Sewer System. Infiltration Comes From Groundwater Permeating Into Breaks and Cracks in Sewer Pipes, and Manholes. Why We're Concerned About I&i I&i Can Lead to Sewer Overflows During and After Heavy Storms, When Flows Can Be 10 Times Greater Than Normal. Overflows Could Damage Household Basements, Overload Wastewater Treatment Facilities, and Pollute the Willamette River. I&i Could Require Spending on Oversized Pipes, Pumps, and Similar Infrastructure to Prevent Overflows - Because Whether in the Sewage Collection System or in the Willamette River, Overflows Are Unhealthy and Prohibited by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (Epa) as Part of the Clean Water Act. Also, Infrastructure Wears More Quickly and Increases Maintenance Costs When Exposed to High Flows. Limiting I&i Preserves Health and Safety and Saves Ratepayers Money. That's Why the City Has a Program to Find and Reduce It. Program Description The City's Sewer Collection System Has Zones Called "Basins." the Program Includes: Rivercrest Basin (10), is Mostly Within the Rivercrest Neighborhood. It's Our Pilot Site Because It's the Smallest and Simplest. Linn Basin (8) Includes Parts of the Rivercrest and Mcloughlin Neighborhoods. This is One of Our Current Focus Areas. Mcloughlin Basin (5) Includes Most of the Mcloughlin Neighborhood and Some of the Two Rivers Neighborhood. This is One of Our Current Focus Areas. Falls Basin (5a) is All of the Canemah Neighborhood and Part of the Two Rivers and Mcloughlin Neighborhoods. This is Our Next Focus Area. Newell Basin (5b), Parts of the Mcloughlin and Elyville Neighborhoods. This is One of Our Current Focus Areas. Warner Parrott Basin (12) South End Basin (12a) These Basins Are the Most Significant Sources of I&i, but We May Add Other Basins to the Program in the Future. Learn More About the Basins in the Program. The Program Has Five Phases, Described Below. The Program Has Five Phases, Described Below. Contact Us Kenneth Cannady-shultz Project Engineer Email Kenneth Cannady-shultz Phone: 971-204-4622 More Information Investigate Identify Solutions Design Construct Monitor Program Background The City Adopted the Sanitary Sewer Master Plan in November 2014. The Plan Identified Areas With Excessive I&i. A Follow-up Study in February 2020 Listed Projects (With Cost Estimates) That Would Reduce I&i in Some of These Areas. The Five-year Budget Proposed in the Study Totaled $10 Million, Divided Relatively Evenly Between Each Year.