WPCNR WHITE PLAINS UNDERGROUND. By John F. Bailey. October 5, 2004: The process of lining the Main Street begain at the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Main Street Monday evening approximately 7:30 P.M. American Water Systems, the company hired by Louis Cappelli to execute the critical lining process, was installing 145 feet of polyester lining in the sewer after connecting a bypass pipe to drain the Main line of sewage without interrupting the flow of the city's byproducts.

Commissioner of Public Works Joseph Nicoletti  on the scene at Martin Luther King & Main. Nicoletti fought for the lining of the sewer, and  was personally on hand past midnight observing the process with a critical eye. Photo by WPCNR NEWS

The lining, Commissioner Nicoletti told the CitizeNetReporter, would increase Main Street sewer capacity approximately 40 to 50%, in his experience, making the bathroom world safe and secure for Mr. and Mrs. White Plainses-to-be who are renting and purchasing the units in the City Center apartments and Trump condominiums.

White Polyester Lining Is lowered into manhole. Green hose filled with water fills the lining, the exterior of which is coated with a resin apoxy that adheres to the interior of the sewer pipe. The lining is purchased in custome lengths, refrigerated and shipped just prior to the start of the job, according to Commissioner Nicoletti. Photo by WPCNR News

High Speed pump left sucks up the sewage flow through the short pipe leading to the manhole. That pipe extends down into the catch basin below the 18-inch main (shown which leads to the 27-inch main sewer on the other side of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Boulevard). The pump unit sucks the regular sewage flowing down from Court Street, creating a bypass, and feeds the effluent into another sewer, allowing the sewer technicians to line the main pipe, now empty of sewage. Water from a hydrant is pumped into the white polyester lining and the pressure of the water molds the lining to the interior of the sewer piple. A resin apoxy mixture on the exterior of the lining adheres to the interior of the sewer pipe, effectively relining it. Photo by WPCNR News

The process is being paid for by Mr. Cappelli, developer of City Center, including the cost of police traffic monitors at the site and the cost of water to install the lining.