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Infrastructure

Goal 2: Support and Expand Programs to Reduce Environmental Impacts
Objective 1: Mitigate Operating Costs and Impact on Environment
Project Performance Measure(s) City Service Team (Department)
Core Wastewater Collection Initiatives Clean 20% of sewer lines 6” through Strategic Support (Water)
INF 15”
2.1.3
Summary:

The City of Arlington Water Utilities entered into the 6" ‐ 15" Sewer Lines Cleaned
Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Voluntary Initiative (Linear Feet vs. Total Footage)
established by the Texas Commission on Environmental
30%
Quality (TCEQ) in 2005. In order to participate, the City
of Arlington agreed to evaluate its sanitary sewer system 25%
and develop an action plan that includes a schedule of 20%
dates detailing when corrective or preventative
15%
maintenance will occur. Arlington Water Utilities has
also established a goal of cleaning 20% of sewer lines 6” 10%
through 15” annually.
5%
Update: 0%
During FY 2018 1,059,230 linear feet of 6” to 15” sewer Total 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
lines were cleaned, which equates to 16.4% of the total Footage
linear footage. Additionally, targeted cleaning,
degreasing, and root control methods are being utilized
in areas where winter months have generated multiple
overflows.

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