Testing will be conducted in the Southwest region of the County on Stallion Drive and Appaloosa Drive.
The other area which the smoke testing will be performed is in Richlands on Wiggs Street, Bostic Road, and on Kinston Hwy. from Ervintown Road to Hwy. 258.
Over the past few years, the wastewater collection system serving the Town of Richlands has shown signs of increasing problems with infiltration and inflow, known as I&I. I&I problems occur when individual lines that connect to larger collector lines begin to allow increasing volumes of storm water and groundwater into the collection system. As an initial step in locating specific points of infiltration, ONWASA will do smoke testing to determine entry points most in need of attention. The smoke is non-toxic, noninvasive of homes and businesses, and is confined to the collection system.
ONWASA recommends that customers run water in every sink the morning of Thursday, September 25th, to ensure drain traps are full so that no smoke will enter your home. If smoke exits through the roof vent, everything is working properly. ONWASA employees will be on-site during testing to answer questions.
If there are any questions or concerns, we encourage our customers to call our Operations Center at 455-0722.
