Squamscott River Siphon Improvement Project

7/26/24 - The sewers are all constructed and active as required by the project.  The previous siphon has been discontinued.  For next week, there is another sewer manhole cover in the parkway that needs to be lowered and landscaping activities will continue.  

7/19/24 - Sewer lines were installed at the Mill side of the river connecting the sewer collection system to the new inlet structure and siphons.  The new siphon is now active.  Next week's activities include pipe testing of new sewer lines, finishing the inverts and covers for the structures and starting the restoration efforts.

7/12/24 - Sewer and drain lines are being constructed near the Mill buildings.  Progress is slow because of rubble and buried structures from previous building foundations and disinfectant contact chambers. Swasey Parkway was patched and the work area consolidated for the weekend events.  Work will continue next week installing sewers at the Mills to connect to the new siphon inlet chambers.

7/10/24 - The contractor continues to lay sewer and drain line on the Mill side of the project. On Thursday and Friday an additional crew will begin cleaning up Swasey Parkway in preparation for public events. 

6/28/24 - The siphon inlet and outlet structures have been set and the siphon pipes have been connected to them.  The sewer manhole that connects to the existing pumpstation piping required modification and will be set next week.  On Saturday, crews will form up the concrete chambers within the inlet and outlet structures.  Next week gravity sewer main work will commence on the Mill side of the river.  The contractor will not work next Thursday, Friday and Saturday for the holiday.

6/21/2024 - The contractor installed the siphon outlet structure and connected the siphon pipes to it on the Swasey Parkway side of the river.  On Saturday, 6/21 crews will set the inlet structure on the Mills side of the river.  Next week, siphon pipes will be connected to the inlet structure.  The crews will then return to the Swasey side and connect the outlet structure to the pumpstation piping.

6/14/2024 - The drilling contractor demobilized from the site. Concrete structures and PVC piping were delivered to the project. Excavation for the outlet structure began on the Swasey Parkway side.  Crews will work on Saturday to set the outlet structure.  Work will continue on the Swasey side of the river next week. Towards the end of the week, work will start on the MIll side of the river to install the inlet structure. The following week, work will continue installing sewer on the Mill side of the river.