Tests beginning in late August will look for leaks and defects in system
City of Newberg officials advise residents not to be alarmed if they see smoke emanating from their roof vents or the ground around their homes: It’s only the city testing its sewer system.
The tests, slated to begin in late August and continue for several weeks, are necessary to search for leaks and defects in the system and identify potential cross-connections and sources of infiltration and inflow. The work will be overseen by Keller Associates, a Beaverton-based civil engineering firm…