Briargate sewer smell will disappear
QUESTION: I am wondering why the intersection of Springcrest Road and Highway 83 just north of Briargate Parkway smells like an open sewer on cool mornings.
- Lloyd Harmon
ANSWER: The short answer: it’s a newer system and the smell will go away when there’s more development in that area and more poo in the pipes.
According to Colorado Springs Utilities spokesman Steve Berry, the smell could be coming from a manhole in the area of the intersection and a relatively new force main, a large gravity-fed pipe fed by a number of smaller sewage pipes. The larger main isn’t yet carrying a heavy flow so what’s going through isn’t diluted. As the area develops, the heavier the flow, the more dilution and less smell.
If there are questions or concerns, call CSU: 448-4800
posted by Linda Navarro @ 4:05 PM
5 Comments:
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Reader recommendations were passed along to Colorado Springs Utilities.
Spokesman Steve Berry responded that the department’s environmental-services group is examining the problem and calcium nitrate was added to minimize the odor. Other odor mitigation is being considered.
The carbon filters are expensive and not as effective as calcium nitrate, Berry said. “We’ll try the more cost-effective measures first.”
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