in repairs. what did the building cost originally. 50 million. and had to spend $30 million to repear it? to put it in regular operating condition, yeah. when did go wrong there? the people did not operate on a budget and used local engineers to manage a problem that required a lot more expertise than was here. some of the sewers green lighted were not even included in the consent decree. how did that happen? jefferson county won ted to bore are a super sewer underneath to get to area that would be developed. when they got to the point the outcry from environmental or rate payer groups was so loud they killed the project outright, leaving jefferson county with the tunnel to no where. when it became clear the county wouldn t be able to make the payments on its bonds officials went back to wall street looking to refinance.
a good investment. at this facility alone the county spent more than $200 million on improvements and repairs earning jefferson county the nickname of having the taj mahal of sewer systems. i think in a lot of ways this facility is emblematic of the problems the system has. david denar has been in charge of running the jefferson county sewer system since 2008. the building we are in now what does it do? this is a peak flow pump station. it was built in 2004. soon thereafter problems began. we had to spend $35 million in repairs. what did the building cost originally. 50 million. and had to spend $30 million to repear it? to put it in regular operating condition, yeah. when did go wrong there? the people did not operate on a budget and used local engineers to manage a problem that required a lot more expertise than was here. some of the sewers green
this is a peak flow pump station. it was built in 2004. soon thereafter problems began. we had to spend $35 million in repairs. what did the building cost originally. 50 million. and had to spend $30 million to repear it? to put it in regular operating condition, yeah. when did go wrong there? the people did not operate on a budget and used local engineers to manage a problem that required a lot more expertise than was here. some of the sewers green lighted were not even included in the consent decree. how did that happen? jefferson county won ted to bore are a super sewer underneath to get to area that would be developed. when they got to the point the outcry from environmental or rate payer groups was so loud they killed the project outright, leaving jefferson county with the tunnel to no where.
this is a peak flow pump station. it was built in 2004. soon thereafter problems began. we had to spend $35 million in repairs. what did the building cost originally. 50 million. and had to spend $30 million to repear it? to put it in regular operating condition, yeah. when did go wrong there? the people did not operate on a budget and used local engineers to manage a problem that required a lot more expertise than was here. some of the sewers green lighted were not even included in the consent decree. how did that happen? jefferson county won ted to bore are a super sewer underneath to get to area that would be developed. when they got to the point the outcry from environmental or rate payer groups was so loud they killed the project outright, leaving jefferson county with the tunnel to no where.
what did the building cost originally. 50 million. and had to spend $30 million to repear it? to put it in regular operating condition, yeah. when did go wrong there? the people did not operate on a budget and used local engineers to manage a problem that required a lot more expertise than was here. some of the sewers green lighted were not even included in the consent decree. how did that happen? jefferson county won ted to bore are a super sewer underneath to get to area that would be developed. when they got to the point the outcry from environmental or rate payer groups was so loud they killed the project outright, leaving jefferson county with the tunnel to no where. when it became clear the county wouldn t be able to make the payments on its bonds officials went back to wall street looking to refinance.