ABOUT

The Sewer Maintenance Bureau operates and maintains a separate wastewater collection system (WWCS) and separate storm sewer system (MS4) within the corporate limits of the City of Dayton.

The WWCS is comprised of a network of gravity sewers and pumping stations that convey wastewater to an advanced wastewater treatment plant operated by the Division of Water Reclamation.

The MS4 is comprised of a gravity piping system and pumping stations that convey storm water runoff to rivers, streams and waterways during rain events.

The Sewer Maintenance Bureau also operates a series of flood control pumping stations and flood control valves/gates constructed as part a levee system along the major river corridors that run through Dayton.

DAYTON SEWER SYSTEM 

The Dayton Sewer System came into existence due to a City Council decision in 1889 to pave the downtown streets. Construction on the system began in 1890 with early maintenance provided by the Sewer Inspection Office.

The Division of Sewer Maintenance was established in 1908 and was recently merged with Water Distribution to form the Division of Water Utility Field Operations, established in 2012.

CATEGORIES 

• Sewer Maintenance is divided into four major categories:
• Asset Repair and Maintenance
• Mainline Repair
• Pump Station/CCTV Operation
• Sewer Cleaning

FACTS ABOUT THE BUREAU 

• Maintains over 400 miles of Storm Sewers and approximately 765 miles of Sanitary Sewers.
• Operates 28 wastewater and storm water pumping stations throughout the City of Dayton.
• Operates sewer cleaning rodding machines, straight flushers, and combination jet/vacuum units to remove obstructions in the sewer lines and to ensure a steady/consistent flow to the Water Reclamation Plant or to the rivers for the storm water system.
• Repairs damaged sewer(s), installs private laterals within the right-of-way, and replaces damaged catch basins and manholes.
• The CCTV (Closed-Caption Television) Crews inspect sewers using camera and video recording equipment to locate problems from within the system.