Iolans will be asked to refrain from flushing toilets and bathing or showering for a few hours during a wide-ranging sewer improvement project that will start next week.
“We’ll put door hangars on homes when work is being done in a particular area,” said City Administrator Carl Slaugh.
The project will cover 13,195 feet of mains throughout town, with no specific area encompassing a large amount, he said.
The process, by SAK Construction, O’Fallon, Mo., will involve inserting a plastic material, which then will be expanded under pressure to line mains.
“It will be similar to PVC pipe when completed,” Slaugh said.
Reason for curtailed sewer use in neighborhoods is that openings for service lines won’t be drilled until after
