12 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, April 3, 1996 ee Basement (continued from page 1) of frustration. “When I called the Dallas Area Municipal Authority (DAMA), they said people had probably illegally tied their sump pumps or rain gutters into the sewer line,” he said. When he wanted to place his cleanup trash out on the curb for collection, he approached borough manager Milt Lutsey, who told him to get a dumpster and the borough would try to help him. The dumpster cost him $260. Davis also asked councilman Ted Wright for help, but was told he had waited too long. Borough solicitor Ted Krohn suggested he call DAMA. “DAMA’s insurance company told me DAMA has governmental immunity because it was rainwa- ter,” Davis said. DAMA's insurer is Titan Indemnity. In desperation, he has now con- tacted an attorney lo try and sue DAMA to recover some of his ex- penses. “The FEMA team hasn't come here yet,” said borough manager Milt Lutsey. “When they do, we'll ask them if they can help Davis. Because so few homes in the bor- ough were affected, we didn't set up a curbside pickup like the municipalities in the valley did. Our solicitor has said we're not responsible for this type of dam- age.” No storm sewers are lied to DAMA's sewer lines, according to DAMA general manager Tom Bagley. The authority originally checked homes for floor drains before they were allowed lo tie The pipes, into the sewer line, but it would be difficult to recheck them all now. he added. “You can’t just walk into someone's house today,” he said. Sewage moves through DAMA's line by gravity, rather than under pressure from pumps, Bagley said. which run under- ground, are never completely (ull. “On our end, the problem with the sewers was the general flood- ing,” Bagley added. “Basically we had too much flow - it's the first time it has happened. It could have come from illegal floor drains or infiltration from ground water into our system through leaks or submerged pipes. January 19 was an extraordinary day." If too much water has accumu- lated in the soil around a sewer pipe, as happened during the January storm, it can force its way into the system through small holes or weak places in joints, he explained. However the sewage won't leak oul because it's not under pressure. Liquids always move [rom areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. “There was nothing we could find that we could have done to prevent this from happening,” Bagley said. Alley oop! POST PHOTO/GRACE R. 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