Sanitary Sewer Line Cleaning & Inspection Notice
1/13/2026
The City of Burden has contracted with Ace Pipe Cleaning, Inc. to complete the Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation portion of the Utility Improvement Project. The Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation portion will consist of cleaning & tv inspection, pipelining to eliminate and prevent inflow and infiltration, and service lateral repair to the sanitary sewer mains located within the project area, as well as; manhole adjustments and point repair.
The cleaning & tv inspection part of the project began on Monday, January 12, 2026. Work began at the West end of town and will proceed East, moving North to South at each alleyway, through the project area until completed. Please see map of the project area below.
During cleaning, residents may experience a rumbling sound, in addition to the possibility of water entering your toilet and/or drains. Sewer lines can develop air pressure or a partial vacuum from the cleaning process. Usually, any excess air pressure or vacuum will dissipate through your plumbing vents, but occasionally there are homes with inadequate plumbing vents (no vents, undersized vents, or obstructed vents).
In the case of inadequate venting air pressure could escape through your toilet, floor, sink, tub, or shower drains, causing water to splash out, or a vacuum could draw the water out of your fixture traps, causing an unpleasant odor.
To guard against this possibility please:
- Cover all floor drains with plastic and place a weight on the plastic.
- Cover all toilets with plastic & close the lid on the plastic.
- If you should experience an unpleasant odor, run water into each drain to refill the traps.
The majority of properties will not experience any issues during the cleaning process. Water and drains may be used as normal.
The cleaning of sanitary sewers is necessary for the contractor to televise the system before the pipelining process.
Questions, please call City Hall at 620-438-2360 or the Public Works Dept. at 620-229-3535.
