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Muncie Sanitary District
300 North High Street
Muncie, Indiana 47305
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Sewer Maintenance
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The Muncie Sanitary District Sewer Maintenance Department Is Responsible for the Following: Jet rodding is a process that uses high velocity water to flush sand, silt, stone and heavy debris out of the sewer piping system. Jetting equipment used by the MSD operates at a pressure of 1800 to 2200 lbs. and at flow rates of 65 to 80 gallons per minute. The MSD also has one type of specialty equipment that operates at 4000 lbs. pressure and 14 to 18 gallons per minute. |
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| Inlet structure are at the corners of intersections or at the edge of streets, they have perforated lids that allow water to flow into the structures with a pipe on the bottom that empties into a catch basin or manhole and then to the main sewer. |  |
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| Catch basin structures are at the corners of intersections or out into the street. They have perforated lids that allow water to flow into the structure and also have pipes from inlets running into them. A catch basin will have a sump below the level of the pipes that allows dirt and grit to settle out of the water before it goes into the main sewer. |  |
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| Vacuum machines are most generally combined with jet rodding equipment which is then referred to as combination machines. This is the type of equipment that is used by the MSD in cleaning main line sewers. There are two types of this vacuuming equipment, one is a high-speed fan compressor, air trainsportation system that is like a very large vacuum cleaner and the other is a positive displacement vacuuming equipment that uses a root blower that pulls a true vacuum. |  |
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| The MSD has two Vac-All street sweepers. This equipment is used in areas that have combination sewer systems, (storm and sanitary sewers are in the same piping system) by sweeping debris off the streets. This keeps the dirt from going into the inlets and catch basin then into the sewer system. This saves the MSD money in operation costs, because a sweeper has one employee running the equipment that would normally take two or more employees to operate. |  |
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| The MSD Sewer Maintenance Department also maintains the flood plan and flood levee in the City of Muncie. This work is performed by MSD crew members and by a mowing contractor that also cleans the debris off the flood area. The MSD crews do the repair to the flood walls and flap gates in this area and the walking trails along the river, under the direction of the Army Corps of Engineers. |  |
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| The MSD Sewer Maintenance Department also assist the City of Muncie with snow plowing and removal. And it is the department that most generally helps in any pilot programs, such as the Toter Trash Cans. |
