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Suzan Taylor - RE: Coppell Road sewer line
From: "Sam Meisner" <samffOfreese.com>
To: "Suzan Taylor" <staylorOi/ci.coppell.tx.us>
Date: 8/'11,/2004 9:34 AM
Subject: RE: Coppell Road sewer line
Suzm,
I spoke with Ted this morning about the sewer line. Apparently, there are no services connected to the section
of pipe from Bethel to the manhole north of the creek.
The question now is if that line needs to be replaced or if il can be abandoned? There are three lots on the west
side of the road belonging to Chadick Capital that I would think will be developed in the future. On the east side
is the senior center and the part of the Coppell Rd Business Park tract that includes the creek. Does the City
know of any development plans in this area that would necessitate having a sewer in Coppell Rd? If you do
decide to replace the SS it might be a good idea to include new services to the vacant lots so that the new
pavement does no have to be cut in the future. Could you get Ken to take a look at the situation and see what
direction he wants to go with it?
Sam Meisner
F'rccse and Nichols, Inc
p 214-217-2235
From: Suzan Taylor [mailto:staylor@ci.coppell.tx.us]
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 11:59 AM
To: Sam Neisner
Cc: Ted Dutt
Subject: Re: Coppell Road sewer line
Sam;
The contact person in the Utilities Department is Ted Dutt. His telephone number is 972-462-5161. The main
number for utilities is 972-462-5155, in case you can not get in touch with Ted, they can probably direct you to
someone else that can help you.
It would be a good option to eliminate the aerial crossing.
>>> "Sam Neisner" <sam@freese.com> 8/4/2004 3:35:27 PM >>>
Suzan,
I've been looking at the design of the sewer line replacement in Coppell Rd and have a question for you. The
existing sewer from Bethel Rd to the creek currently flows to the north and includes an aerial crossing at the
creek. I've attached a sketch of the area to show the area I am asking about. To keep the existing sewer
drainage pattern, it will be necessary to construct a new crossing that will be -60' long. This crossing will also
will be a maintenance problem since there won't be much more than 6-12" of open space below the pipe.
I would like to propose replacing this line and making it drain towards the south. This would eliminate the need
for the crossing, which could save about $50,000 and eliminate a maintenance problem. There is an existing
manhole in Bethel Road that the sewer could be connected to. Is there someone in the utilities group that
knows the sewers in that area well? If so, could they tell me if there is enough elevation difference between the
existing main and the services to allow the proposed main to be raised? The only sewer service that shows up
in our survey is to one of the City buildings, but there are several additional water meters which leads me to
believe that there might be sewer services with them. The proposed line would probably have to be raised
about 1' at the service labeled in the sketch, and about 2' at the south side of the creek. Do the TV records of
the existing line show other services? Would it be possible for someone to pothole any services at the property
lines so I can look at the elevation difference?
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Let me know if this sounds like it is a viable option. Please call me if you have any questions.
Sam Meisner
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
1701 North Market Street,
Suite 500, LB #51
Dallas, Texas 75202
p (214) 217-2235
f (214) 920-2565
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