Nettleton Conducting Smoke Testing of Sewer Lines

[PRESS RELEASE]

NETTLETON, Miss. The week of June 15 through June 19, 2015, The City of Nettleton, MS and a Project Subcontractor, Gulf Coast Underground, LLC (GCU), will be conducting a Sewer System Evaluation Survey (SSES) in your area. This study will involve the opening and entering of manholes in the streets and easements. An important task of the survey will be “SMOKE TESTING” of the sewer lines to locate breaks and defects in the sewer system. The smoke that you may see coming from the vent stacks on houses or holes in the ground is NON-TOXIC, HARMLESS, HAS NO ODOR, AND CREATES NO FIRE HAZARD. The smoke should not enter your home unless you have defective plumbing or dried up drain traps. If this occurs, you should consult your licensed plumber, because if the harmless smoke can enter through faulty plumbing, the potential exists for dangerous sewer gases to enter your home.  If you have any rarely used drains (showers or sinks seldom used, etc.), please pour water in the drain to fill the trap tonight, which will prevent smoke from entering. Drain traps should always be filled with water to prevent sewer gases or odors from entering the building. Some sewer lines and manholes may be located on the backyard easement property line.  Whenever these lines require investigation, members of the inspection crews will need access to the easements for the sewer lines and manholes. GCU personnel are uniformed in yellow-green high visibility T-Shirts and carry identification. Homeowners do not need to be home and AT NO TIME WILL FIELD CREWS HAVE TO ENTER YOUR BUSINESS OR RESIDENCE. We anticipate the smoke testing will require a few hours in your area. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

The City of Nettleton, MS is doing all it can to ensure that the sanitary sewer system is structurally sound and functioning properly at all times.  The objective of this inspection program is to provide the City of Nettleton, MS with the data needed to operate, maintain and repair the sanitary sewers.

We appreciate your patience and understanding while we’re working in your neighborhood.  Please contact us for more information on the Sewer System Evaluation Survey (SSES) being conducted in your area.

For questions, please call:
Gulf Coast Underground LLC (GCU):
Office: 251-725-0200 M-F 7:30 – 4:00
24 Hour emergency contact: Darren Wacha, Sr. Project Manager 251-622-5181
On-Site Superintendent: Paul Dolsen 251-401-1709

WORK TO BEGIN ON JUNE 15, 2015