Sewer
Pure Technologies Awarded Sewer, Water Inspection Contract in D.C.
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) has awarded Pure Technologies’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Pure Technologies U.S. Inc., a contract worth up to $10 million over 5 years for condition assessment of their major water and sewer pipelines. Using its proprietary technologies a..
Torrential Rains Bring Widespread Flooding to Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — Heavy rains that caused flooding in some parts of the Houston area and prompted about two-dozen water rescues on Tuesday seemed to have stopped just before getting worse but with more rain expected authorities remain on guard and residents should stay prepared, officials said. “Unfor..
Durham Advises Residents to Close Toilet Lids Due to Sewer Cleaning
DURHAM (AP) — People living downtown in the American Tobacco district should close their toilet lids for the next two months to avoid “blowback” from sewer cleaning work. A news release Monday about the routine cleaning and inspections work in the city’s sanitary sewers said the process of “jetting..
Pure Technologies Awarded Sewer Inspection Contract
Pure Technologies Ltd.’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Pure Technologies U.S. Inc, has been awarded a five-year contract extension from the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department, worth up to $30 million. Work under the new contract is expected to begin in Q3, 2017. Under the terms of the contract, Pure ..
Florida Parcels Out $50 Million To Help Restore Springs
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has picked 40 projects from across the state that will get a share of $50 million aimed at restoring some of the state’s springs including Silver Springs. The administration of Gov. Rick Scott announced the list of state-funded projects on Monday. The list includes..
$2.9 Million Sewer Construction Contract Awarded in Canada
Pedre Contractors Ltd. has received a six-month contract valued at $2.9 million for the Oakridge Trunk sewer separation project in Vancouver, Canada. The scope of work includes upgrades to the Oakridge Trunk sewer line, originally installed in 1957. As part of the project, two pipes will be install..
Florida Sinkhole Forces Condemnation of 7th Home
LAND O’LAKES, Fla. (AP) — Florida officials have condemned a seventh home due to a massive sinkhole. Authorities in Pasco County, a suburban area north of Tampa, said in a news release Monday that the additional home was being condemned. This follows two on Sunday and two on Friday, and two other h..
2 More Homes Condemned Due to Florida Sinkhole
LAND O’LAKES, Fla. (AP) — Florida officials have condemned two more homes due to a Florida sinkhole, bringing the total to six homes that are now unlivable. Authorities in Pasco County, a suburban area north of Tampa, said in a news release Sunday that the two additional homes were being condemned...
Black Water Near Niagara Falls Leads to Call for Resignations
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Several lawmakers want the board that runs Niagara Falls’ wastewater treatment plant to resign after a foul-smelling discharge darkened the water near the base of the falls during a busy tourist weekend. Members of the Niagara County Legislature’s Republican majority said Thurs..
Niagara Falls Board, State Regulators Discuss Black Water
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — Operators of a wastewater treatment plant that discharged a plume of stinky, black water near the base of Niagara Falls say they’re cooperating with investigators. The Niagara Falls Water Board has said little publicly about the discharge that turned the water near the fa..
Financing Planned for 8 Wastewater Projects in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia officials say eight wastewater infrastructure projects across the state will share $45 million in financing from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. The low-interest loans for construction are intended to help protect and improve water quality in rivers, l..
Florida Town Completes Sewer Main Repair, Replacement Project
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection recently joined the city of Cocoa Beach, the Florida Department of Transportation, the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program, St. Johns River Water Management District and local officials in celebrating the completion of the Minutemen stormwa..
New Catch Basins and Sewer Extensions to Improve Drainage in Southeast Queens
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection has completed several construction projects that included the installation of new catch basins and sewer extensions throughout the southeast Queens neighborhoods of St. Albans, Jamaica, South Jamaica, Laurelton and Rosedale. The $2.5 million i..
Santa Cruz County: Sewage No Longer Spilling from Pipeline
NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — Santa Cruz County in southern Arizona says there is no longer any wastewater or raw sewage spilling from an international pipeline that broke last week. Repair work on the underground pipeline began after authorities found the breach on July 25 in a sparsely populated area n..
Amphenol Telect Unveils New Fiber Distribution Chassis
Amphenol Telect has launched the C2LINX 1RU, a high-density fiber distribution chassis with cable management features designed to fit hyper scale networks in a variety of network environments, including enterprise, telecommunications and cable TV. “We’ve developed a panel that hits the high-den..
GE’s Wastewater Treatment Technology Honored
Federated Co-Operatives Limited’s Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina, Saskatchewan, was named Industrial Water Project of the Year, as the 2016-commissioned project representing the most impressive technical or environmental achievement in the industrial sector of the international water industry. Us..
Water Technology Trends Survey Results Available
The initial results of a survey intended to identify current and future trends for water technology implementation are now available in the form of a new interactive data visualization tool. Developed under the Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology (LIFT) – a joint initiative between the Water En..
Navigant Research: Utilities Need to Take a Pragmatic Approach to Energy Transformation
Navigant Research has released two reports examining how the energy transformation is playing out across distribution networks and providing examples of leading business models and practical recommendations for network utilities to realize a successful transformation. Distribution Utility Transforma..
Arcadis Report Underscores Importance, Value Of Innovation
As North American water utilities imagine the future of providing on-demand, high-quality, affordable water and sanitation services to the hundreds of millions of customers who depend on them, a new report underscores the value of innovation in meeting those challenges. Empowering Water Utility Inn..
“Smart Water” Technology Sparks Spending Change For Municipal Water
Solutions to the continuing conflicts between aging infrastructure and pressure on utilities to ensure a safe, resilient water supply, are increasingly focused on software, data and analytics. In US Smart Water: Defining the Opportunity, Competitive Landscape, and Market Outlook, Bluefield Research ..
Municipal Grouting Video Series Helps Solve I&I Problems
Avanti International has produced a new learning resource for solving Infiltration and Inflow (I&I) issues in sanitary and storm water systems. Fundamentals of Municipal Grouting is a 16-module video series designed as an interactive learning experience for those who need-to-know and want-to-solve t..
HydraTech Enhances Internal Joint Seal
The HydraTite internal joint seal, manufactured by HydraTech Engineered Products LLC, has a long and proven history for repairing leaking joints in man-entry sized piping. When joints in box culverts, tunnels, conduits or other structures with non-circular or -elliptical profiles need repair, howeve..
Matthews Assumes Trenchless Technology Center Leadership Role
In March, Dr. John Matthews assumed the position of director of the Trenchless Technology Center (TTC) at Louisiana Tech University. TTC is a leading research facility for the development of technologies influencing the various trenchless construction and rehabilitation methods. It is recognized as..
CUIRE 15th Annual Engineering & Inspector Schools
The Center for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education (CUIRE) at the University of Texas-Arlington held its 15th annual trenchless technology inspector training and certification schools Jan. 29-30, in conjunction with the Underground Construction Technology International Conference & Exh..
Ubiquiti Networks Launches Plug and Play Fiber Optic Technology
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. has launched the UFiber GPON Platform, consisting of the company’s UFiber OLT and the UFiber Nano G Optical Network Unit solutions. The UFiber Platform is designed to enable internet service providers to quickly build high-speed fiber internet networks for many users and ove..
Construction Industry Applauds PAB Legislation
Legislation that would open the door to private investment in water and wastewater infrastructure investment was introduced recently by U.S. Reps. John “Jimmy” Duncan (R-TN) and Bill Pascrell (D-NJ). The Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act, which would remove water and wastewater infrast..
TWDB Approves $44 Million For Water, Wastewater Systems
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), the state agency charged with collecting and disseminating water-related data, assisting with regional planning, and preparing the state water plan for the development of the state’s water resources, approved more than $44 million of financial assistance for..
Household Water, Sewer Bills Outpace Inflation 3X
Residential water and wastewater bills have steadily increased by 5.7 percent annually over the past five years, outpacing average annual income growth (5 percent) and inflation (1.9 percent), and magnifying the financial challenges facing municipal water utilities. According to Bluefield Research’s..
Utility Workers Do Good Deed, Recover Wedding Ring in Sewer
NEW YORK (AP) — A commuter is thanking two utility workers for finding her wedding ring after it plunged into a New York City sewer. WCBS-TV reports (http://cbsloc.al/2ufCLoJ ) suburban-New York resident Sarah Sommer, who is eight-months pregnant, was traveling through Grand Central Terminal when s..
Sewer System Failures Plague Mexican Tourist Destinations
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Sewage breakdowns in Mexico City’s “floating gardens” of Xochimilco and in the country’s Yucatan peninsula resort of Isla Holbox have officials warning of threats to residents and tourism. Holbox’s sewage problem hit the pages of major Mexican newspapers this week just as a repor..
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