The pump station would replace worn-out grinder pumps buried in 17 Boulder Creek sublots. And it's whittling away our neighborhood.
Grinder pumps take solid waste and grind it into small pieces using attached blades.
The waste is then pumped into a nearby sewer line. When a grinder pump fails, as they have been in Boulder Creek, sewage backs up into the home. The committee said the city may have been partly responsible for the problem in Boulder Creek because it recommended that grinder pumps be installed there years ago. Galun, who lives on Aspen Glen Drive in Boulder Creek, said residents would settle for no less than a 75 percent share by the city. Galun presented to the committee a petition signed by 16 of the 17 Boulder Creek homeowners who have grinder pumps.