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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 Clean 20% of sewer lines 6” through Economic Development and Capital
INF Initiatives 15” Investment (Water)
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
maintenance will occur. Arlington Water Utilities has 15%
also established a goal of cleaning 20% of sewer lines 6” 10%
through 15” annually.
5%

The initiative was completed successfully. An in‐depth 0%
analysis of Arlington’s sanitary sewer maintenance and Total 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
operations was completed in FY 2018. It has been Footage
determined the 20% goal is still valid and will be
maintained for FY 2019

Update:
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During the 4 quarter 558,961 linear feet of 6” to 15”
sewer lines were cleaned, which equates to 8.57% of the
total linear footage. Additionally, targeted cleaning and
root control methods are being utilized in areas where
seasonal rainstorms have generated multiple overflows
and increased the growth of root intrusions into the
sanitary sewer system.

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