Sometimes these lift stations pump sewage.

Sewage is what is being “Lifted” at a Lift Station.

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so you think if something cannot have free reign to be solely profit driven will somehow become dishiveled? this incessant drive to profit at all costs disgusts me and is shameful when people's basic needs are put on the backburner because of it.

You sell your home back to the trust for either the price u paid for or a restricted price increase. Its risk to you is pretty low, better for someone who is constantly renting

They’re intentionally removing the home from the speculative market. So if your goal is to acquire an asset and resell it for profit, you should not choose to live in a CLT home. If your goal is to have a home that you can afford to live in, to live without fear of foreclosure, or to ensure that everyone in your community can have reliable access to affordable housing, this might be a better fit for you. It’s not a moneymaking scheme. It’s a solution to the housing crisis.

@@joiedevivrenee my concern with that business model would be people not putting quality repairs or renovation to the homes since you'd never recoup the money you put into the home. My guess is that these communities would be a good solution for affordable housing in areas with high cost of living until the homes get about 25 to 30 years old. This is when most homes undergo a renovation to fix things that wear out. After 30 years, I'm guessing that these nice neighborhoods will gradually turn into run down neighborhoods that people won't want to live in. Do you have any knowledge or experience with this potential concern?? Just curious, I'm not knocking this business model but have concerns

@@joesmith6724 I would agree if the majority of the housing stock in the area I am most familiar with (Alameda County) was not in such poor condition. Only 40% of the homes are occupied by their owners, meaning that 60% are in the rental market and the number of homes with unmitigated lead and mold problems alone are indicative of the fact that when housing is traded as a commodity for increasing the wealth of those who own property they aren’t incentivised to sell to families or keep up with repairs. The competition for housing means that they can continue to ignore necessary repairs while the occupants continue to pay market rate rent. I can’t argue in terms of what incentivises homeowners to make repairs on their existing home because I don’t know anyone who has owned a home for 25+ years. However, it doesn’t seem reasonable that a family would allow their home to fall into disrepair around them because they can’t sell it. Don’t people maintain their cars because of the utility the vehicle provides? They aren’t expecting to resell the car for a profit. They expect it to serve its intended purpose. Thanks for being respectful!

Depends on what you mean by heavy waste. Stuff you are supposed to flush doesn't stay heavy for long in the wet well, but a good majority of my job is cleaning out those "flushable" wet wipes after they get caught around the impellers and stuck in check valves. I'm sure a lot of the toys, tampon applicators, those liquor shooters and other shit that shouldn't be flushed makes it to the plant (I wouldn't know, I just work in the field) but in general they either float on the top until we suck it out using our vacuum truck or they get caught in the pumps and we have to pull them. I'm just a maintenance guy so I'm not entirely knowledgeable on the whole system (there's a lot of stuff to learn about wastewater) but I do work on lift stations specifically and this is my experience. It likely varies city to city, pump to pump, etc. our largest lift station pumps are 40 horsepower, a city near us pretty much solely has over 90 horsepower. I'm sure big cities with huge pumps will push about anything through.

3 to 5 years

2400 Childs Rd, St Paul, MN 55106

Wow, small world. I work at a company in Panama City that actually designs the lift stations used in the area lol.

I work on these stations for a small city, also in Florida. It's really not as bad as I thought it would be. I got over the smell on my first day, but cleaning up fresh dog shit still makes me gag.

This is what I was just looking into. Land least in California are so expensive

A year.....

There should be a minimum distance between lift stations and residential lots spelled out in your city/county's land development regulations. In my county, lift stations have to be located a minimum of 100-feet from any existing residentially designated lot.