City Approves Device To Help In Lift Station Replacement

City of HuronThe Huron City Commission approved a quote from a Nebraska company to install a safeguard on the city’s sewage infrastructure. City Engineer Mike Wever says Municipal Pipe Services quoted a price of 5300-dollars to install a 10-inch line stop on a major sewer line…

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Wever says he’s consulted with water-sewer department heads and all came to the same conclusion that given the lift stations location near the James River, the line stop was the best way to mitigate problems during maintenance…

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Wever says at most a minimal amount of pumping would be required while the line stop is installed. The line stop was not a budgeted part of the lift station replacement, but since the bids on the project came in low, the remaining money will cover the additional cost.