By ANDY GARDNER

MASSENA — The town is beginning the process of repairing about six miles of water lines in the East Massena water district and a troubled section of sewer on Highland Road.

Aaron Jarvis from Tisdel Associates said roughly 27,500 feet of water main will be repaired on North Raquette Road, Haverstock Road, Trippany Road and a portion of state Route 131 near the old Walmart site. Highway Superintendent Frank Diagostino said they would also fix the pipes going to a group of houses on Dennison Road near Route 131.

“You’ve had some work done previously by CNS. We have the original design drawings from 1999-2000. We will review all that and put together full design drawings, bidding documents and provide construction administration,” Jarvis said. He said construction administration means keeping an eye on the work once it starts, attending project meetings and shop drawing, which is making sure they get the right parts for the right price.

The town is paying them $92,000 for the service.

“I assume this thing would be bonded next year, and the general fund would get reimbursed,” Town Supervisor Joseph Gray said. He lost his seat in the November election to Steve O’Shaughnessy, who will take over the post in January.

Jarvis said he also took a look at a video taken by a robotic camera that was run through a section of sewer on Highland Road that has caused flooding in area residences.

Highway Superintendent Frank Diagostino said they are hoping to get work started in the spring.

“We would design over the winter and start work as quickly as possible,” Gray said.

“In taking a look at it, there’s quite a bit of that pipe on Highland Road that would be a candidate for in-place rehabilitation,” Jarvis said. “The section near where Dwyer’s was, we need to dig it up and replace that … the top of the pipe’s pretty much gone.”

He said they could possibly use a method where polymer is dragged through the pipe, inflated with high-pressure steam and then cooled to make a new pipe inside the old pipe.

The town could use a polymer that would be strong enough to function as a pipe on its own if the original pipe degrades, or a polymer that doesn’t stand on its own and lines the pipe.

At the October meeting, landlord Dennis Kemison went before the board and asked them to repair a sewer line he says has flooded sewage a property he manages on four occasions.