Puyallup City Council approved a sewer upgrade project to replace 5,665 feet of aging sewer pipe in downtown Puyallup. The project will replace insufficiently sized sewer pipe beneath 9th Avenue SW between 14th Street SW and 5th Street SW, and along 5th Street SW and 7th Avenue SW. The work is expected to prevent sewage overflows and improve system reliability for residents in the downtown area. The project is listed as a public works initiative by City of Puyallup public works project manager Anthony Hulse. Comments on the project are due by September 9, 2026.
Puyallup sewer project to replace aging pipes
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- ⚠Puyallup City Council approved a sewer upgrade projectNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
- ✓The sewer upgrade project will replace 5,665 feet of aging sewer pipe“City of Puyallup public works project to replace 5,665 feet of insufficiently sized sewer pipe beneath the roadway along 9th Avenue SW between 14th Street SW and 5th Street SW and north along 5th Street SW between 9th Avenue SW and 7th Avenue SW, as well as the section along 7th Avenue SW between 5th Street SW and S Meridian.”
- ✓The project will replace insufficiently sized sewer pipe beneath 9th Avenue SW between 14th Street SW and 5th Street SW“City of Puyallup public works project to replace 5,665 feet of insufficiently sized sewer pipe beneath the roadway along 9th Avenue SW between 14th Street SW and 5th Street SW and north along 5th Street SW between 9th Avenue SW and 7th Avenue SW, as well as the section along 7th Avenue SW between 5th Street SW and S Meridian.”
- ✓The project will replace insufficiently sized sewer pipe along 5th Street SW and 7th Avenue SW“City of Puyallup public works project to replace 5,665 feet of insufficiently sized sewer pipe beneath the roadway along 9th Avenue SW between 14th Street SW and 5th Street SW and north along 5th Street SW between 9th Avenue SW and 7th Avenue SW, as well as the section along 7th Avenue SW between 5th Street SW and S Meridian.”
- ⚠The work is expected to prevent sewage overflowsNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
- ⚠The work is expected to improve system reliability for residents in the downtown areaNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
- ⚠The project is listed as a public works initiative by City of Puyallup public works project manager Anthony HulseNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
- ⚠Comments on the project are due by September 9, 2026No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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