Sewer lines being tested in Oak Ridge
As the city sewer lines are smoke tested, the crews will start handing out notices of damaged sewer lateral clean-out assemblies. This assembly is where the drainage system exits the building, then...
View ArticleGuest column: Researches EPA sewer order, says more work needed
Last month, Oak Ridgers were hit with a water/sewer rate increase for the second time in nine months to pay for $15 million worth of debt that you were told (incorrectly) was issued to cover a U.S....
View ArticleTwo road closures this week for sewer rehab work
Two roads will be temporarily closed this week so three sewer lines can be replaced. The work is part of a project to repair Oak Ridge’s gravity wastewater collection system. It’s being done by Hurst...
View ArticleCity sewer line inspections begin Monday
Inspections of the city’s sewer lines will start Monday, March 23. The Oak Ridge Public Works Department will use a state-of-the-art system that employs a sonar machine that emits a repeating series...
View ArticleCity will clean sewer lines near restaurants this month, could cause traffic...
The Oak Ridge Public Works Department will clean sewer lines near restaurants during the next two weeks, and the work could cause traffic delays because roads and intersections could be temporarily...
View ArticlePhoto: Water utility work before mall demolition at Main Street Oak Ridge
Note: This story was updated at 1:15 p.m. The Oak Ridge Public Works Department was cutting and plugging an unused fire line near the former Sears store at the former Oak Ridge Mall on Thursday...
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