Utilities Yardwork
612 S Bobcat BND
- Case Date:
- 6/27/2022
Brand new owner, I was cutting grass with my riding lawn mower, the lawn mower blades made contact with the sewer/water metal plate damaging the cover. There is a hole on top of the metal plate that needs to be repaired. I put an orange cone to cover the hole. This hole is not big enough for a kid to fall but someone could get hurt and trip.
Illicit Discharge (Storm Sewers)
1020 S Woodlawn AVE
- Case Date:
- 6/28/2022
On May 4th, 2022 I was taking a walk through the park when I noticed a chemical-type smell lingering near the stream that flows east to west through the middle of the park. When I went to investigate the source of the smell, I was alarmed by an opaque milky white substance contaminating the flowing stream. It also seemed to be the source of the smell. I followed the contamination upstream and traced it to a white PVC pipe that appears to originate from the Bryan Park pool facility. There was also particulate settling in the water where the pipe drains into the stream.
Immediately after that I walked to the pool facility and confirmed with two city workers that the pool does indeed drain directly into the park's stream. They also told me that they were directed to power-wash the pool area and the resulting material was discharging directly into the stream via the PVC drainage pipe. Further, other city workers have confirmed with me that the pool water itself gets drained into the stream annually. I am not sure if this is legal - and if it is legal, it is certainly not environmentally sound. The material that is draining into the stream is very likely environmentally harmful.
- Case Date:
- 6/28/2022
Many of the newly planted oak trees are showing signs of stress as the leaves are yellowing and browning. Will the City water these trees during this dry time? Several people are trying to water them with buckets, but it seems that there would be a better way to keep these trees healthy after investing so much in planting them.
Potholes, Other Street Repair
1625 S Williams CT
- Case Date:
- 6/29/2022
A small hole has developed adjacent to a wider area in the pavement that street crews paved over after a water main break several years ago.
- Case Date:
- 6/30/2022
The drainage issue near the water station is getting swampy in the big dog area. Removal of the plastic pools may help until the standing water can be renediated.
Excessive Growth
921 W Winding WAY
- Case Date:
- 6/30/2022
Lots of excessive front yard and back yard growth. The back yard also contains a myriad of trash items such as old toilets which have been collecting water. My pest control company says mosquitoes won't get better here until something is done over there.
- Case Date:
- 6/30/2022
Animals (horse and sheep) being kept in front yard of unoccupied home without shelter from weather, sun and extreme temperatures. Does not appear to be water available. Small roaming area with electric fence. The horse today, is standing under the overhang against the house for shade.
Water Utility Problems
777 N Oolitic DR
- Case Date:
- 7/1/2022
Our water pressure has dropped significantly over the last week to make me concerned that something is wrong further up the line. We have much lower pressure than usual when with only one faucet running and we see no signs of water line issues on our property. Has all of Bloomington experienced low pressure lately?
- Case Date:
- 7/5/2022
Possibly water leak under street. Continuous wet area in middle of street for past couple of weeks, even
during very dry conditions. Directly across from Watkins Accounting parking on 19th St.
Water Utility Problems
3855 S Mill Stone CT
- Case Date:
- 7/5/2022
Water is currently unavailable at our home. I wasn’t certain if there was an outage in the area or if this specific to our location.