uReport

City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Resolved #166164

Sewer Problems (Storm Sewers):

Other: I am submitting this Ureport on behalf of Upland Brewing. Pete Batule of Upland Brewing contacted me on 10-5-18 to say that Upland has been experiencing significant issues with odor coming from the storm drains on the north side of 11th street directly in front of Upland's patio. The odor is having a negative impact on their patio dining customers. Here is background on the issue as provided by Mr. Batule: Upland has had ongoing issues over the last few years with odors near the patio. They installed a piece of equipment above their lift station (the Peacemaker) next to the patio to neutralize the smell coming from the lift station. It wasn’t until the Peacemaker was installed that they suspected most of the odor was coming from the storm drains. Phil Peden has done some investigation on the storm drains. He noted there is an illicit connection tying to the north side of the storm box. Phil doesn't believe it is tied to a toilet because there isn't paper in it, but perhaps is related to byproduct or a wash drain/sink coming from elsewhere. Upland has dye tested their facility and found no evidence that the connection on the north side of the storm box is connected to their facilities. The odor comes on very strong at times to the point where they have to relocate customers. They notice an increase in odor around times when it rains and storm drain activity increases. James Hall and I discussed this issue on 10/8/18 and James has started to follow up internally at CBU on next steps. Kelly

History

11/1/2018 14:45:11 Closed by Anonymous

CBU discovered an abandoned sewer lateral which they capped on 10/30/2018.

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=166164 Closed by Ed Sherfield CBU discovered an abandoned sewer lateral which they capped on 10/30/2018.

10/8/2018 15:30:05 Anonymous assigned this case to Anonymous

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=166164 Anonymous assigned this case to Kathleen Powell You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

10/8/2018 15:30:05 Opened by Anonymous

350 W 11th ST

CityBloomington
StateIN
Zip47404
Latitude39.173538208008
Longitude-86.53734588623
Neighborhood AssociationMaple Heights
TownshipBloomington

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