Sewer
Indiana Town Approves Sewer Contract
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A $187.7 million construction contract has been approved to build the Three Rivers Overflow Reduction and Protection Tunnel in northeastern Indiana. The project is part of a long-term plan to reduce the average number of combined sewer overflows in Fort Wayne from 76 to four..
Report: Wisconsin Must Spend Billions on Water, Wastewater Infrastructure
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report from the American Society of Civil Engineers says Wisconsin will have $7 billion in drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs in the next 20 years. Wisconsin Public Radio (http://bit.ly/2pZe3qZ) reported the state is already facing water problems, such as ..
Virginia Governor Signs Bill Requiring Quicker Alexandria Sewer Fix
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Gov. Terry McAuliffe has signed a bill that forces Alexandria to move more quickly to fix an infrastructure issue that sends millions of gallons of untreated sewage into the Potomac River. The legislation signed Friday requires the city to bring its four combined sewer overflow..
Utility to Put Sewer Biogas in Pipeline
NW Natural has agreed to work with the City of Portland to put renewable natural gas converted from the city’s largest wastewater treatment plant on its pipeline and into vehicles. In a vote yesterday, the Portland City Council authorized the construction of a RNG production facility at the Columbi..
Aqua Pennsylvania to Spend $300 Million on Infrastructure Upgrades
Aqua Pennsylvania today announced the company will make $292 million in infrastructure improvements in the state throughout 2017, after completing $234 million of similar projects in 2016. Multiple projects will take place in several areas across the state to improve customers’ water and wastewater ..
Minnesota Town Receives Funding to Fix Aging Sewer Collection System
The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority has awarded a $577,000 grant that will help the city of Cuyuna rehabilitate its sewer collection system. Cuyuna, a city of about 340 people in Crow Wing County, received the grant from the PFA’s Wastewater Infrastructure Fund. Other financial support for th..
Utility to Use Recycled Sewer Biogas in Natural Gas Pipelines
HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu officials say they are moving forward with plans to sell biogas produced at the city’s sewage plant to Hawaii Gas Co. The gas company says it plans to spend about $5 million on equipment to clean the sewage plant’s biogas before adding it into their pipelines. It also wants..
Xylem Builds Emergency Sewer Bypass in Record Time
Xylem today announced that the company recently designed and built a major emergency sewer bypass in Memphis, Tennessee in just six days. During spring 2016, sixteen inches of rain fell on the city, half of which fell during two days. This unprecedented rainfall eroded the soil supporting a 96-inch..
Do CIPP Products Perform As Expected?
By Gerhard “Gerry” P. Muenchmeyer, PE Muenchmeyer Associates LLC Editor’s Note: This is the first in an occasional series of articles discussing long-term performance needs, capabilities and requirements of various rehabilitation technologies. For almost 40 years, the trenchless rehabilitation ind..
ADS Introduces HPXR75 Stormwater Pipe Technology
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. (ADS), a leading global manufacturer of water management solutions, has introduced HPXR 75, the latest breakthrough in stormwater pipe technology. The revolutionary design incorporates a corrugated polypropylene pipe with a smooth outer wall and oriented fiberglass re..
Broken Sewer Line from Fontainebleau State Park Repaired
MANDELLIVE, La. (AP) – Park officials say they’ve repaired a broken sewer line that has been leaking untreated wastewater from Fontainebleau State Park into Bayou Castine near Mandeville. The New Orleans Advocate (http://bit.ly/2pceG4i ) reports the park was closed to day visitors Friday and Saturd..
South Dakota City Gets $3 Million to Replace Cast Iron, Clay Pipes
The South Dakota Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved a $3.358 million funding package for the City of Salem to make improvements to the city’s drinking water distribution and wastewater collection systems. The funding package includes a $500,000 Consolidated Water Facilities C..
Greenville Explodes Pathway For Sanitary Sewer Expansion
The recent expansion and rehabilitation of the city of Greenville, SC, sanitary sewer system was the first time the utility department undertook the total design and construction of such a project. By doing so, the overall costs were reduced by more than 50 percent, and the project was completed on ..
Perma-Liner Industries
Perma-Liner’s Main Lining System for municipal main line sanitary sewers is engineered and manufactured to meet project specifications on an individual basis. The cured-in-place felt liners are produced with different thicknesses to meet the varying pipe diameters and sizes of municipal city lines. ..
South Dakota Town Receives $1.6 Million for Relining Project
The South Dakota Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved a $1.606 million funding package for the City of Lake Norden to reline its wastewater collection system. The funding package includes a $321,000 Consolidated Water Facilities Construction Program grant and a $1.285 million C..
CIPP Corporation
CIPP Corp.’s H2O Potable Water Liner fixes drinking water lines without expensive repairs or services disruptions – making renewal fast and affordable. This liner is NSF/ANSI 61/BNQ Certified and meets ASTM F1216 standards. When drinking water lines need attention, our H2O liner offers a highly vers..
IPEG Launches UTTO Virtual Reality Training Studio
IPEG Corporation, a Naples, FL-based developer of mobile products and locate equipment for the telecommunications, pipeline and utility industries, has launched its UTTO Virtual Reality Training Studio. This latest line extension of UTTO’s buried asset digital services creates an immersive, real-wor..
LAN Adds Two Key Additions To Stormwater Group
Planning, engineering and program management firm Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc. (LAN) made two key additions to its stormwater group in Houston, TX. Burton Johnson, P.E., CFM, serves as the director of stormwater programs. A water resources planner and civil engineer, Johnson has more than 28 yea..
Water Research Foundation Releases New Report on Lead Service Line Lining and Coating Technologies
The Water Research Foundation has released a new research report on lead service line lining and coating technologies that says certain lining and coating technologies can effectively reduce or eliminate the release of lead from lead service lines. The report, Evaluation of Lead Service Line Lining..
Broken Pipe Leaks Chemical Into Lake Michigan Tributary
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — A spill at a U.S. Steel plant in northern Indiana that sent wastewater containing a potentially carcinogenic chemical into a Lake Michigan tributary was apparently caused by a pipe failure but testing has found none of that toxic substance in the lake, the company and federal ..
DeKalb County Approves Sewer Contracts
The DeKalb Board of Commissioners has approved a $7.2 million contract to Atlanta-based Compliance Envirosystems to remove trees and grease from sewer trunk lines. Government officials hope the contract will allow the county to add sewer capacity without having to invest in new infrastructure. “Th..
Insituform
Insituform is a leading worldwide provider of municipal wastewater and pressure trenchless cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) rehabilitation technologies. Cost-effective solutions remediate problems resulting from aging and deteriorating pipelines, while avoiding the extraordinary expense and extreme disrup..
Bypass Construction for Michigan Sinkhole Repair Completed
Construction of the bypass for a sewer line that collapsed Christmas Eve and caused a massive sinkhole in Fraser, Michigan has been completed. “That bypass has now been essentially completed in the last couple of days,” said Candice Miller, Macomb County Public Works Commissioner. “We are now runni..
Lack of Sewer Funding Delays Omaha Development
PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) – A lack of drainage infrastructure is blocking progress and growth in one of the few places still available for development in Omaha’s metropolitan area. The Omaha World-Herald (http://bit.ly/2oXKpG1 ) reports that the Legislature on Thursday will debate state Sen. Sue Crawfor..
South Dakota Town Receives $3 Million for Water and Wastewater Upgrades
South Dakota’s Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved a funding package of $3.35 million for the City of Onida to make wastewater system improvements and replace drinking water mains. The funding package includes a $2.4 million Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan for the wastewater sys..
South Dakota City Gets $6 Million for Water, Wastewater Upgrades
The South Dakota Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved a $6.274 million funding package for the City of Miller to make improvements to drinking water distribution mains and wastewater collection systems. The funding package includes a $1.3 million Consolidated Water Facilities Construct..
North Carolina Towns Get Funding for Sewer and Water Repairs
Under the Disaster Recovery Act of 2016, the Rural Economic Development Division of NC Commerce has awarded state-funded recovery grants to four communities to repair water and sewer systems damaged by Hurricane Matthew. The communities receiving grants are: Ayden in Pitt County will get $266,50..
Woolpert Chosen to Design Sewer Rehabilitation Project
The Hampton Roads Sanitation District has selected Woolpert to provide study, design and administration services for a project to rehabilitate about one mile of sanitary sewer infrastructure in Newport News, Va. The project includes 4,800 linear feet of gravity sewer pipeline and associated manhole..
EM, GPR: Complementary Damage Prevention Technologies
by Daniel Bigman, Ph.D. Damage prevention plays a vital role in underground construction. Identifying existing buried services prior to installing new ones is critical to maintaining site safety and limiting project costs. There are various technologies that assist in detecting and marking buried f..
Inliner Technologies Offers Ultraviolet Light Cured Product
Inliner Technologies, a leader in cured-in-place pipe, now offers an ultraviolet light cured product to complement its traditional hot water- and steam-cured CIPP. The UV product, Inliner STX, utilizes a reinforced liner and alternative catalyst system, and benefits from Inliner’s 25 years of integr..
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