For years, a storm sewer in Holiday Lake Estates in Morgan Hill, Calif., backed up, flooding a road and the driveway at the end of it. Discharge from the outfall into Anderson Reservoir eroded the steep bank of the homeowner’s lakeside property, placing the yard and house in jeopardy.
An inspection revealed that the 8-inch reinforced concrete storm sewer had 3-inch offsets and 10-inch-deep bellies. Pipe bursting and lining systems would not work because they followed the host pipe without correcting the problems. Open cutting would be difficult and deep.
Access, the homeowners’ association, called Rod Herrick, a previous service provider and
