RES 2021-15 Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 2021-15
AUTHORIZING FUNDING FOR THE POLE BRANCH INTERCEPTOR PIPE
REPLACEMENT
WHEREAS, the pole branch interceptor was constructed to provide wastewater
collection services to undeveloped properties located to the north of I-20 within North
Augusta's city limits; and
WHEREAS, the pipeline also provided conveyance service to Edgefield and
Saluda County from 1994 to 2009 exposing various infrastructure components to high levels of
hydrogen sulfide gas; and
WHEREAS,the continued sulfide exposure resulted in equipment malfunctions,
pipeline failure and extensive damage to concrete manholes,pumps and electrical components
which the City has been rehabilitating in phases; and
WHEREAS, in October 2020 while conducting utility easement inspections, a
large sink hole within the area of US-25 and Scott Drive was discovered impacting the pole
branch interceptor; and
WHEREAS, inspections identified several structural defects within the pipeline
including a hole allowing groundwater and sand infiltration into the collection system; and
WHEREAS,point repairs are being made from operating expenses of the Utility
Operations and Maintenance Fund; and
WHEREAS,due to the internal condition of the pole branch sewer pipe, funding
for open excavation and replacement of 1,294 feet of pipeline is hereby requested for Council
approval.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council for the
City of North Augusta, in meeting duly assembled and by the authority thereof, that the total
project budget shall not exceed $88,000 with funding to be transferred from the Utility
Depreciation Fund into the Utility Operations and Maintenance Fund to rehabilitate the pole
branch interceptor.
DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS 543
DAY OF APRIL, 2021.
Robert A. Pettit, May r
ATTEST:
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Sharon Lamar, City Clerk