Summerville: Smoke Test Wastewater Collection System Results

The City of Summerville began conducting routine smoke testing of the sewer system on September 23, 2019. The last time the city did the smoke test was in 2006.

Smoke testing is a simple means of locating defects in sewer mains and service laterals that allow rainfall runoff or ground water to enter the sanitary sewer collection system. Locating and correcting these defects helps conserve the available capacity of the wastewater collection system, lift stations and treatment facility.

At Monday’s Special Called Meeting Public Works & Utilities director Terry Tinney gave an update on the smoke tests that have been completed so far.

Tinney said the smoke testing is only about 1/5 of the way completed and numerous issues have been uncovered, “we still have a lot of smoke testing to do”.  Tinney said the problems will be resolved through the corrective action plan. Watch the meeting below:

Issues:

Setup #1 Manhole at Underwood Dairy and Old School

1- Ditch culvert by setup manhole

Setup #2 Manhole behind Pamper Me Hair Salon

2- Ditch beside Pamper Me on Howard Av

3- 13034 US 27- service line

4- Church beside 13034 US 27- service line

Setup #3 Manhole 562

5- Lot on the Corner of Back Pen Rd and Railroad Circle- 2 old services

6- Abandoned service by 105 Railroad Circle

7- 12035 US 27- Hole in service

Setup #4 Manhole 559

8- Across from 251 Back Pen- holes in ditch bank beside power pole

Setup #5 Manhole 534

9- 128 Glenn Dr- cleanout in back

10- 190 Memorial St- cleanout

11- Between 6 and 11 Kay Dr- abandoned service

12- Between 45 and 47 Kay Dr- abandoned service

13- Manhole 533 is leaking from ground all around it

14- Behind 102 Carol- abandoned service

15- Beside 66 Carol- abandoned service

16- Behind 48 Carol – cleanout

17- 47 Carl- cleanout

18- Behind 8 Carol- cleanout

19- Abandoned service across from 250 Memorial

20- Behind the last trailer on the right on Maryland- abandoned service

21- 2 Across the street from the last trailer on Maryland- abandoned service

Setup #6 Manhole 524

22- Across from 199 Elder Trailer Park Rd- manhole of some sorts in power line right of way

23- Manholes along right of, 528, 527, 526, need raising and sealing

Setup #7 Manhole 572

24- 4 cleanouts at Pentecostal Worship Center

25- Hole in ditch beside Manhole 570

26- Manhole 570 needs sealing

27- Manhole 573 has a hole in the side in a ditch, across from Pentecostal Worship Center

28- Manhole 574 needs sealing

29- Cleanout at 12 Pecan Orchard Rd

30- 430 Northern Heights Cir- cleanout and under house

31- 86 Saunders Rd- cleanout and Abandoned service

Setup #8 Manhole 574

No defects found on this set up

Setup #9 Manhole 516

32- Cleanout behind Tractor Supply

33- Manhole behind Tractor Supply in ditch

Setup #10 Manhole 506

34- Manhole 507- busted ring and wrong lid

Setup #11 Manhole on N Hill

No defects found on this set up

Setup #12 Manhole 501

35- 174 Riverside- cleanout

36- Manhole 492- ring needs sealing

Setup #13 Manhole 441

37- Manhole 440- ring needs sealing

38- 153 Maple- service line in back on easement

Setup #14 Manhole 441a

39- 177 Maple Dr- cleanout

40- Behind 126 Maple Dr- cleanout

Setup #15 Manhole 437

41- Manhole 431- ring needs grouting

Setup #16 Manhole 428

No defects found on this set up

Setup #17 Manhole 420

42- Manhole 421 needs sealing

Setup #18 Manhole 2a

43- Hole at Manhole 415

44- Hole at Manhole 8a

Setup #19 Manhole 172

45- Abandoned service across from 171 Henley

46- Hole in right of way off Jones and Henley

47- Holes in ground around Manhole 195a at Ingles

48- 116 Jones St- service line

Setup #20 Manhole 13

49- Lot beside 204 Hinton- abandoned service

Setup #21 Manhole at Lyerly Hwy and Oil Mill

50- Cleanout at office building for Whites Alignment and Tire

51- Manhole 62 needs sealing, leaking in holes around

52- Old car wash on the corner of Lyerly Hwy and Oil Mill

53- Sewer main leaking in ditch on side of Bellah Av

54- Drains inside of Wright’s waste management leaking

Setup #22 Manhole 49

55- Manhole 43 needs sealing

56- Cleanout and service line at Corner Automotive

57- Manhole 648 is leaking from ground around

58- Manhole 469 needs sealing

59- 100 Givens- cleanout in back

60- House on the corner of East and Curran Cleanout

61- All Manholes and connection in old Mill site

Setup #23 Manhole 66

62- 54 Montgomery- service line in back

Setup #24 Manhole 65

Setup #25 Manhole 74

63- 179 Givens- cleanout

64- 237 Givens- cleanout

65- 252 Givens- old box cleanout

Setup #26 Manhole 91

66- Manhole 93 ring needs sealing

67- Manhole 90 smoking from under ring

68- Manhole 85 is missing lid

69- Manhole 88 is leaking

70- Manhole 87 is leaking

71- 1085 Martin- cleanout

72- 1057 Martin- cleanout

73- Manhole 92 ring needs sealing

Setup #27 Manhole 112

74- Manhole 116 leaking from holes around

75- 894 Martin- cleanout at shop in back

Setup #28 Manhole 134

76- 107 Alexander- cleanout

77- 114 Alexander- 2 cleanout

78- 120 Alexander- cleanout

79- 147 Crowe St- cleanout

80- Trailer at dead end of Crowe- cleanout

81- Across from 147 Crowe- abandoned service

82- 131 Alexander- Hole

83- Dowdy Dr- abandoned service

84- 90 Crowe St- cleanout

85- Abandoned service across from 90 Crowe

Setup #29 Manhole at 91 Blake

86- 88 Blake- 4 abandoned services

87- 111 Blake- cleanout

88- 120 Blake- abandoned service

89- Cleanout in the woods on Blake St

90- Manhole at 91 Blake street is leaking in the ground around