Delray Beach taking steps to avoid pipe, sewer line breaks

Delray Beach is preparing to address its aging infrastructure.

BUSTED PIPES AND RAW SEWAGE.ITJUST TO THE SOUTH OF US..

NOWA CITY IN PALM BEACH COUNTY ISTAKING ACTION TO TRY TO AVOIDWHAT FORT LAUDERDALE ISFACING.

WPTV SOUTH COUNTYREPORTER MIRANDA CHRISTIANEXPLAINS THE PROACTIVE STEPSDELRAY BEACH IS TAKING.(NAT) THE INFRASTRUCTURE BELOWTHE STREETS IN Delray BeachDATE BACK DECADES.

23.07 theyare at least 50 years old mostof them, and some of themmight be older than that MAYORSHELLY PETROLIA SAYS AGINGPIPES IS A PROBLEM MANY CITIESARE DEALING WITH.

(NAT) LIKEFT.

LAUDERDALE.

THAT CITY HASHAD SEVERAL BREAKS ALONG A50-YEAR-OLD SEWER MAIN THISMONTH (NAT FROM PCK) SENDINGRAW SEWAGE INTO PEOPLEAND STREETS.

25.14 it is not asexy issue, MAYOR PETROLIASAYS DELRAY BEACH IS TAKINGSTEPS NOW TO AVOID THATHAPPENING HERE.

LAST JUNE THECITY FINISHED A CONDITIONASSESSMENT ON 36 MILES OF CITYPIPES.

23.17 we need to makesure they re in good conditionso we don't end up in the samesituation 28.51 my philosophyis prevention, so you are notpurified by the problemANNETTE ANNeCHILD HAS LIVED INDELRAY FOR 16 YEARS&SHETHE CITY IS BEING PROACTIVE.28.55 50-year-old pipes are atsome point going have to befixed so why not fix it befogwe end up lie ft LauderdaleDELRAY LEADERS WANT TO DOELECTROMAGNETIC SCANS ON TWOMILES OF PIPES TO FINDCORROSION..

THAT WILL COSTTHOUSANDS OF DOLLARS..

THEMAYOR SAYS ITSPENDING.

26.17 we dont wantto end up in a situation wherewe trying to medicate issuesthat are bubbling up so tospeak The city tells me theywill take all that informationthey learned in thatassessment and put hat into a2021 capital improvement plan,that is where we will learnmore information about otherpipes that could need work.

Indb cm wept nc5.NEW AT 5- A LANTANA K-MARTWILL BE CLOSING FOR BUSINESSIN FEBRUARY.