Our sewer battle royal was all about the nitrates in the groundwater. There was no way we could just clean it up at the source said the Water Board, without building an actual sewer plant first. Well, we have done that, and the plant has been operating now for four years. However, those of you who follow the LOCSD well problems, here's one that has been going on for a while:
. 10th Street Well Issues The 10th Street well has been out of service since June 15th. Since then staff, along with CleathHarris and Filipponi and Thompson Drilling, have been working on repairs to the well to get it back into service. Because of the age of the well, initially drilled in 1962, it was determined that the perforations that allow water to flow into the well and be pumped to the surface were corroded and clogged. When attempting to clean the lower part of the casing, the pipe had deteriorated so much it created a hole which allowed sand and debris to enter into approximately the bottom 80 feet of the well. An effort was made to remove the debris which recovered about 20 feet of the bottom. The well will be put back into service, after the partial rehabilitation work is completed, during the week of September 14th. Staff is currently reviewing options to do a full rehabilitation of the well once the higher water demand season has passed.
We all know the 3rd Street well has been offline for years now.
We might be needing help, not that this solution could come soon enough, but it might be food for thought for the future (see page 10 of 273 here - Basin Management Report
Now, check this out:
