Eric Takamura
Eric Takamura
concrete goes
Once the concrete goes in, we need to let the concrete set and harden for another 24 hours.
certain health public situation though threat
I don't think there was ever a situation that occurred, even though we over-filled certain areas, that there was a threat to public health and safety.
aging financial
I think we're all in the same ballpark; we all have aging systems. It's a big financial burden.
contention spill
Their contention is any spill is a violation.
light simple
This is not as simple as flicking a light switch.
breaks department faced main
This is one of the most challenging main breaks our department has faced in many years.
break chance circumstance existing force main march nobody run rupture staff
Nobody on my staff ever told me it was going to break any day. We just don't want to take another chance that the existing force main would rupture and break, and run into the same circumstance we had on March 24.
sitting
From where I am sitting now, 2008 is not realistic.
bang estimated mixed remove tons versus waste
More bang for your buck. So we could potentially remove 80- to 100-thousand tons from our waste stream, versus mixed recyclable is only estimated at 24,000 tons.
hold pipe question starting three whether
Now we're starting to question whether this pipe will hold up three more years.
caused pipe
For that pipe itself, I don't think it was caused by age. It was caused more because the pipe actually settled.
expose main repair
We need to expose the main before repair can begin.
heard rumors street
We heard rumors on the street that we're going to get hit. Yeah, we were a little surprise.
concrete continue pipes pour sleeve
We're going to continue the patching of the pipes where there are cracks. Where we can, we're going to put a sleeve around it. Then, we're going to pour the concrete jacket.