closed #138727
Sewer Problems (Storm Sewers)
1623 W Arlington RD
- Case Date:
- 6/17/2014
Customer says that there is a sewer smell in the home.
Customer says that there is a sewer smell in the home.
Water is flowing over the pavement.
Mark James with Active environmental called and said he had hit a City water line.
There's a 5-inch pipe that has been missing its cap since April 2017. It's in the middle of the intersection at 10th x Union. Could cause an accident to cyclists and pedestrians.
Treacherously rough road; worried about potential damage to vehicle
When we have a large rainfall, raw sewage bubbles out of my in-laws front yard. They are at the lowest point of the sanitary sewer line by the sewer lift pump. This only happens after a large rainfall. The issue is backflow from the sewer main. Their front yard clean out plug becomes the overflow valve for the neighborhood sanitary sewer. They have had their sewer line inspected and the issue is not a back-up from the house to the street. I walked through a stream of human waste and toilet paper that was bubbling up in their front yard and running down their driveway towards North Walnut this morning. There seems to be a communication between the storm and the sanitary sewers leading to a release of raw sewage in my in-laws front yard that poses a health risk. This has happened three times this spring and poses a health risk. This needs to be repaired correctly.
I don't have a current photo but particularly since the utility work completed on this stretch of road the parking spots in front of the shops flood and hold water. The gradient actually seems to slope away from the drain instead of towards. As a result, we frequently have to bail out the parking spots to make them usable for customers. Flooding issues include the accessible parking spot, which poses a risk to the mobility impaired. How can we best collaborate on a solution? Thanks!
During heavy rain, storm drain is not draining fast enough
This is a pothole / drain in a parking spot in the parking lot next to Penn Station near Kirkwood. A week ago, I pulled into this parking spot and my car dropped down, then slammed into the curb in front of the drain. The next day, I went out to my car and had a completely flat tire. It showed slits in the sidewall where pressure from the curb caused my tire to explode. I then had to spend $165 on a brand new tire even after having already bought brand new tires 2 months prior. I am incredibly upset with the city of Bloomington about this.
There is water constantly flowing out of the ground on the alley east of 213 E. Cottage Grove about 40 feet north of the street. The water is bubbling up and flowing south to the street then flowing east to Lincoln. When it was cold recently a glacier formed there that was dangerous to walk or drive on. It i now getting swampy there - still dangerous but in a different way. Both City Utilities and property owner were notified, but it is not clear if anyone has determined where the water is coming from. Good to check the meters in the area, e.g., 701 N. Lincoln, 700 N. Washington, 706 N. Washington for any unexpectedly high usage.