[Board] 4064 South Hudson Way

[Keith Bierman]

Yes, its a 45º difference :>

What's the benefit of the extra bend? Or the hazard of not having it.

For the Board, if we are responsible for inspections ... what do we need to
do to ensure that we are notified in a timely fashion? I'd ask for Marcus's
input ... but he's been unresponsive ;<

Keith Bierman
khbkhb at gmail.com
303 997 2749


On Fri, Oct 14, 2022 at 11:58 AM Steve Homer <steve at purringtoncivil.com>
wrote:

> Keith,
>
>
> The tee connection is not harmful to the District or the homeowner.  They
> function fine and are an acceptable connection in other jurisdictions.
>
>
> We prefer wye connections vs. tee connections since the wye adds a
> 45-degree angle when discharging into the main.  A tee discharges into the
> main at a 90-degree angle.  It's a small difference.
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
>
> Steven Homer, P.E.
> *Purrington** Civil, LLC *
>
> *1299 Washington Avenue, Suite 280 *
> *Golden, CO  80401*
> 303.913.6514 / p
> www.PurringtonCivil.com
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Chris Purrington
> *Sent:* Friday, October 14, 2022 11:27 AM
> *To:* Steve Homer
> *Subject:* Fwd: [Board] 4064 South Hudson Way
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From:* Keith Bierman <khbkhb at gmail.com>
> *Date:* October 14, 2022 at 11:08:30 AM MDT
> *To:* District Board of Directors+District Manager <board at chnorthmetro.us>
> *Cc:* Chris Purrington <chris at purringtoncivil.com>
> *Subject:* *Re: [Board] 4064 South Hudson Way*
>
> 
> Steve? Chris?? as above, what are the failure modes? Can this damage the
> system, or "just" result in more problems for the homeowner?
> Keith Bierman
> khbkhb at gmail.com
> 303 997 2749
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 5, 2022 at 9:43 PM Keith Bierman <khbkhb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> @steve what’s the failure mode of a tee in this context? Can it harm the
>> system or “just” result in a backup for the homeowner?
>>
>> khbkhb at gmail.com |  khbkhb123 at icloud.com (iMessage)
>> 303-997-2749 Mobile
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Oct 5, 2022, at 11:41 AM, Steve Homer <steve at purringtoncivil.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> CHNMD Board of Directors,
>>
>>
>> On Thursday September 29 at about 3:45pm, I received a phone call from
>> Scott Cutting with Plumbline Services.  They were finishing a sanitary
>> sewer service replacement at the referenced address.  Scott explained that
>> there was some confusion with which sanitation district held jurisdiction
>> and that is why he was calling at the end of the work.  He asked if I could
>> come out to the address immediately to inspect the service line, but I was
>> unable to do so as I was leaving work for the day.  I asked him to email me
>> pictures and to install a WYE connection at the main.  He agreed.
>>
>>
>> Scott emailed me pictures a few minutes later, but I had already left the
>> office for the day.  Upon opening the email on Friday, I noticed that
>> Plumbline Services installed a TEE connection at the main in lieu of a WYE
>> (see attached photos).
>>
>>
>> Overall, we are unhappy that Plumbline Services did not notify us for an
>> inspection 48 hours prior to the work and that they used a TEE connection
>> in lieu of a WYE.  The project is already backfilled & compacted.  We
>> believe a TEE connection will still function adequately despite being
>> outside of specifications.
>>
>>
>> Please let us know if you have any comments or require any action as a
>> result of the work.
>>
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>>
>> Steven Homer, P.E.
>> *Purrington** Civil, LLC *
>>
>> *1299 Washington Avenue, Suite 280 *
>> *Golden, CO  80401*
>> 303.913.6514 / p
>> www.PurringtonCivil.com
>>
>>
>> [image: 4064 S Hudson Way - TEE Connection 1.jpg][image: 4064 S Hudson
>> Way - TEE Connection 2.jpg]
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