WEST HAVEN, Nov. 3, 2023 — CDM Smith of East Hartford and Martinez Couch & Associates LLC of Rocky Hill have been contracted by West Haven to conduct a sewer system study for locating sources of stormwater inflow to the city’s sanitary sewer system.
The three-week study, overseen by CDM in designated Allingtown neighborhoods only, will attempt to locate direct and indirect connections from sources, including catch basins, roof drains and broken sewer pipes. One of the methods used is smoke testing, performed by Martinez Couch.
During testing, white smoke is introduced into the sanitary sewer system via a smoke-generating machine at an existing maintenance hole. White smoke is vented from holes in maintenance hole covers on the street and plumbing vent pipes on or near the roof surface.
The procedure is normal and not cause for alarm.
For full details, read the informational flyer.
For the affected Allingtown neighborhoods, see the project maps: Smoke Testing Area and Supplementary Smoke Testing Area.
In addition, CDM Smith is conducting a mapping of the city’s storm drain system over the next nine months in the following neighborhoods:
3rd Avenue
Aircraft Road
Atwood Avenue
Benham Hill Road
Beatrice Drive
Bedford Street
Blohm Street
Burwell Road
Campbell Avenue
Candee Avenue
Carrigan Intermediate School
Central Avenue
Coleman Street
Cynthia Drive
Derby Avenue
Edna Street
Everett Street
Farwell Street
Forest Road
Fresh Meadow Road
Front Avenue
Frontage Road
Greta Street
Heffernan Drive
Hemlock Street
Hillside Avenue
Homeside Avenue
Homesteader Lane
Jones Hill Road
Knight Lane
Mackrille Elementary School
Main Street
May Street
Wilson Avenue
Morgan Lane
Morris Avenue
Oak Grove Cemetery
Ocean Avenue
Ogden Street
Park Terrace Avenue
Peabody Street
Phipps Drive
Quigley Stadium
Rangely Street
Robart Street
Ruden Street
Savin Avenue
Sawmill Road
Haley Elementary School
Shingle Hill Road
Stop & Shop
Terrace Avenue
Tetlow Street
Tuthill Street
Valley Brook Road
Washington Avenue