Sean C. Morgan
This month the City Council will consider a program that will allow anyone with deteriorating sewer laterals to replace them with financial assistance from the city.
During four phases of sewer repair and rehabilitation projects since 2005, the city has replaced some 30 percent of the lateral lines in the city to reduce inflow and infiltration (I&I).
Lateral lines are the pipes that run between a building and the main sewer line.…