Humboldt council on Monday approved a $16,896 sole source contract to repair sewer pipes.

"Concerning" fractures have been discovered at three locations on the 500 block of Main Street as well as one on the 500 block of 9th Street, according to a report from public works director Peter Bergquist.

They can be repaired and cleaned without needing to dig on busy roads deep sewer mains.

ACME Environmental Services Inc. of Regina, the recipient of the contract, has done work in the city before "with great success," and is the only contractor in Saskatchewan with hydro vac, calcite grinding and spot lining capabilities, the report said.