Hooked up new customer supplied water heater with customer supplied parts. Drain pan for water heater with pipe and fittings. Building 10 unit 7903. Kitchen stoppage. Auger from cleanout, sink was full of plaster and paint. Auger with 5/8 cable 50' several times and was only able to open partially. Camera inspected and found direct plaster in the pipe. Recommend pressure jetting to properly clear the line.

Company trouble shoot. Water closet is not draining. tried to auger and could not clean, pulled water closet and found roots going through pipe between flange and pipe. Hydro jet complete line with chain suter descaler. Cutting roots in small section and removing by suction 4' section of rows blocking complete pipe was remolded by running jetter through cleanout and bend . Also used retriever hand on cable machine. Replace flange water/closet and tank to bowl kit. Bolts recaulked w/c. Hydro jet complete building to end. Ran camera for video inspection, line is perfect. Septic pump out. 1 full load, pulled out lift station and dump the load in the lift station down the road. Cleared mainline stoppage through outside cleanout.

Dispatch pumper truck to pump out 12,000 gallons. 8" main line sewer restoration. Football size grease chunks were coming out into liftstation as a result of cleaning. Pump out another 7200 gallons of grease. Moved to city dump station. Run main line camera. Install approximately 600 square feet of drainfield. install new baffle tee filter. Also included in price is equipment rental. Permit application fee and system comes with ten year warranty. Installed new customer supplied compartment kitchen sink with 4 piece designer faucet. Reconnect 2" drainlines and p-trap assemblies. Diagnostic and exposure. Needs to be pumped out. Cabled through the 1 1/2 drain and found no stoppage. Ran video inspection from roof and found no obvious problems. Water drained great. Cabled main line with Spartan 100 machine up to clearing stoppage. ran video inspection after stoppage is cleared to verify condition of pipe. Pulled toilet to cable main line with general speed rooter 91 cable machine to clear line. Video inspection of main line reveals standing water in line. Access of ceiling reveals pipe collapse and leaking from 4" PVC drain lines. Requires immediate replacement to correct.

Jet an de-scale sanitary sewer line. Video inspect and locate all existing connections. Excavate through concrete expose 2' section of sanitary line. Install cure in place perma liner from stack to exit of building. Excavate floor drain and replace 2" trap. Concrete all areas of excavation. Broken main line. Ran cable 100 spartan to pop open main line found at 58' could not clear totally. Ran video inspection of line. Looks to be old cast iron very dirty and full of build up. Ran video locating to spot that looks to be broken by conduit.

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Summer Rains Not Enough for Water Resources to Fully Recover

October 1, 2008 - The Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board voted yesterday to extend the current Water Shortage Order, which restricts lawn watering throughout the District to one-day-per-week, through Feb. 27, 2009.

The Governing Board chose to extend the term of the water shortage order because the region is still impacted by the two-year drought and portions of the District did not receive enough rain during the annual wet season.

Following two years of drought, the area was beginning to see normal rainfall patterns return, as well as the recovery of water resources. But while the rest of the state received significant rainfall from Tropical Storm Fay, the storm skirted our region and subsequent tropical systems brought drier air, rather than rainfall. As a result, the District is still experiencing a 24-month rainfall deficit.

“Despite the better rainfall this past year, we have not seen recovery to pre-drought conditions,” said Granville Kinsman, hydrologic data manager.

Meanwhile, rainfall in September, the last month of our four-month rainy season, has been below-normal and surface water and ground water systems started their seasonal declines earlier than expected. As of Sept. 22, groundwater levels for the northern, central and southern regions of the District have already peaked and are beginning to decline. The northern region includes Citrus, Hernando, Lake , Levy, Marion and Sumter counties; the central region includes Hillsborough, Pasco , Pinellas, and Polk counties; and the southern region includes Charlotte , DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands , Manatee, and Sarasota counties.

Stream flows also have peaked and are beginning to decline on all major rivers within the District. In fact, the stream flows for the Alafia River and Hillsborough River are considered severely abnormal. Due to low stream flows, the public supply systems served by Tampa Bay Water and the Peace River/Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority remain at-risk due to low storage. Both regional suppliers continue to rely on emergency authorizations to help meet current water demand.

Lake levels throughout the District remain severely impacted by the drought. The lakes within the northern region are about 6.3 feet below where they would normally be expected to be at the end of September. Lakes in the central region, which includes the Tampa Bay area, are about 3.1 feet lower than expected. Lakes in the southern region, which includes the Polk Uplands region and the Lake Wales Ridge region, are 3.6 to 6.7 feet lower than expected. “In addition to hydrologic conditions, staff also considers climate indicators when recommending the board extend water restrictions,” said Kinsman. “The Climate Prediction Center anticipates drier-than-normal conditions through the fall and spring.”

The water shortage order, which has been in effect since Jan. 16, 2007 , was slated to expire Sept. 30. The order includes restrictions that apply to the use of water from public and private water utilities as well as the use of all wells and surface water sources (ponds, rivers, etc.).

For more information about water restrictions, the drought and how you can conserve water, visit the District's web site at www.WaterMatters.org/drought.

Questions concerning water restrictions can be answered during normal business hours by calling 1-800-848-0499 or 1-800-423-1476, extension 4498.