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Commissioner’s Message continued

In their latest report, Hazen and Sawyer, a local infiltration of stormwater and groundwater into the
engineering firm working in conjunction with the City, wastewater system, which will reduce the risk of
shows fast progress is being made to identify defects and wastewater overflows, improve system capacity and save
improper connections that have allowed the inflow and money for the unneeded and costly treatment of
infiltration of stormwater and groundwater into the stormwater and groundwater.
wastewater system. When water from heavy rainfall events
improperly enters a wastewater system, it can overwhelm KING TIDES
the system's capacity and cause wastewater overflows into Each year, the City of Fort Lauderdale experiences unusually
neighborhoods and waterways. Completion of the projects high seasonal tides called "King Tides." These tides
has been deemed a top environmental priority. primarily impact low-lying areas of our community that are

The October 2019 report, just released, shows prone to flooding and the effects of sea level rise. The City is
significant progress: proactively preparing for the King Tides, and we encourage
our neighbors to do the same. Tides are predicted to finally
• 91% of manhole inspections completed peak for the remainder of this year on Nov. 24-28.
• 94% of main line video inspections completed
• 99% of main lines and laterals smoke tested Be a part of the activities and projects in Fort Lauderdale
• 61% of main lines rehabilitated and provide input as we work together to build a fully
• 50% of laterals rehabilitated or closed connected neighborhood! Contact Juan Saavedra at
• 205 defects found through smoke testing JuSaavedra@fortlauderdale.gov RV

The wastewater basin inspections include the assessment of Sincerely,
main lines, laterals, manholes and cleanouts using smoke
Ben Sorensen
testing, robotic video surveys and visual inspections. This City Commissioner, District 4
important program will help decrease the inflow and City of Fort Lauderdale

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