Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) crews are set to come on Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB) this year as part of a project to repair sewer pipes in Montgomery County.
NSAB Environmental Program Director Susan Paul said the work is required by the Environmental Protection Agency to upgrade the sewer pipes.
“Right now, most of the pipes are either clay or cast iron,” Paul explained. “One of the biggest issues we have is infiltration. Roots will actually grow through the clay and weaken it to the point where the pipes will break more easily.”
The work on NSAB includes pipe lining for the WSSC lines on base. The work is scheduled to be done in sections and notifications are set to be sent out via NSAB alerts and social media of expected impacts.
WSSC workers will install temporary above-ground bypasses to pump the sewage around the lines because the lines “need to be clear and empty while the work is ongoing,” Paul said. Those bypasses mean there is no expected interruption to service, but they will be operating 24/7. They’re expected to generate noise and there may be an odor, she continued.
Some work will be done along Perimeter Road. It will only be done at night and on weekends, but road access will still be reduced to one lane of traffic, Paul said.
A playground near the Fisher House parking will be removed during a portion of the work and some of the work will take place in a Child Development Center parking lot.
Paul clarified no trees are expected to be removed during the project, but “whatever (WSSC) disturbs has to be replaced in kind.”
She added WSSC could start work Feb. 1, but a definitive date has not been announced.
For more information on the WSSC sewer project, visit www.wsscwater.com/srm or call the WSSC Sewer Rehabilitation Unit at 301-206-8477.
| Date Taken: | 02.01.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 02.12.2018 08:24 |
| Story ID: | 265209 |
| Location: | BETHESDA, MARYLAND, US |
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