Groveland Begins Manhole Rehabilitation In Wastewater Improvement Project

Manhole needing to be rehabilitated

Groveland, CA – Now that the pipe work is done, crews will begin rehabilitating manholes in the Groveland area.

The work is part of the Groveland Community Services District’s (GCSD) $5.8 million Wastewater Collection System Improvement Project, as earlier detailed here. District officials report that this phase will have crews rehabilitating about 30 originally installed, broken-down manholes throughout the sewer collection system.

District Operations Supervisor, Andy Klein, provided these next steps in the process:

The first step of the rehabilitation is to prep the manhole by scraping loose debris from the walls and channel, then giving it a good pressure wash. After cleaning, they grout the walls to remove any voids or roughness.

District officials say the benefits of the upgrades to customers are significant, adding, “They include a reduction of odor production, an improved operating efficiency and cleaning capabilities, a reduction of potential sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) and associated state fines, and a greatly reduced cost to customers to complete the project with 75% grant funding.”

Written by Tracey Petersen.

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