Auburn sewer system complete

“Due to the wet weather during the fall and winter months, we had several backups in the library,” said city administrator Ron Griffith.

“We had a company pump out the library’s septic tank on two different occasions. The second time, we disconnected the system and re-routed the lines temporarily to the public works shop’s septic tank until the new sewer system was installed. This was done to prevent us from closing the library.

“We are extremely pleased that the library sewer connection is now working and operating effectively.”

More than 3,800 people monthly use the Auburn library.

In addition to the five government buildings, the new sewer system serves 10 downtown residences and three non-residential structures, Griffith said.

The sewer project has 400,000 gallons per day of capacity, which is enough to serve all of the planned redevelopment downtown, he said.

It covers an area less than one-half of a square mile in size. The city spent $552,764 on the project.