A new flesher truck was purchased by the City of Anderson recently for $286,521 to clean city sewer lines. The vehicle replaced an older flesher truck that did not have the volume to handle larger storm drains, City of Anderson Wastewater Division Manager Phil DeBlasio said.
In Anderson's older neighborhoods, the sewer lines are made of 6-inch-wide clay lines installed in the 1940s, said the city's sewer supervisor, Frank Mojarro said.
These sewer lines are inflexible compared to the PVC pipe used elsewhere in the city and are prone to crumbling, Mojarro added.
Although all sewer lines are cleaned every one or two years, Mojarro said the older sewer lines require more frequent maintenance from the "flesher truck," which vacuums debris, mostly gravel, from the lines.
New diesel emission regulations also put a hamper on the older truck, as the vehicle's one engine was required to run the flesher, a long hose used like a plumber's snake.
The new truck is equipped with a separate engine to run the flesher and has significant capacity to suck-up sewage spills, as well, DeBlasio said.
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