By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Several older areas in Hays have sanitary sewer lines in need of repair because of pipe collapses, holes, or off-set joints, according to Jeff Crispin, director of water resources.

The annual sewer cleaning and inspection program has identified 26 locations where the lines are impassible and can’t be cleaned or examined by a video camera, Crispin wrote in a memo to Hays city commissioners.

Some of the abandonments, due to protruding taps and large vegetation root balls, are an easy fix and can be cut out internally without having to dig up the sewer. The abandonments caused by pipe collapses, holes or joint offsets can only be fixed by digging down to the failure spot and replacing a section of line.

Bids to replace sections of sanitary sewer line in 26 locations were received Oct. 23 from four bidders. The low bid was made by M&D Excavating of Hays for $198,380, which would be funded out of Water Reclamation Capital.

Crispin will present the bids during Thursday’s work session.

The only other item on the agenda is review of the Nov. 1 work session minutes.

The complete Nov. 15 agenda is available here.

The work session starts at 6:30 p.m. in Hays City Hall, 1507 Main.