Collection Systems Resources

1. Sustainable Wastewater Solutions For Today's Challenges 3/13/2026

   Traditional gravity sewers rely on large-diameter mains, deep trenches, and often multiple lift stations — elements that carry significant capital and restoration costs, particularly in rural or rugged terrain. To improve cost efficiency and sustainability, many municipalities are adopting decentralized collection systems such as Septic Tank Effluent Pump (STEP) systems, Septic Tank Effluent Gravity (STEG) systems, and liquid-only sewers.

2. Liquid-Only Sewers: A New Approach To Decentralized Wastewater Collection 1/14/2026
   Traditional sewer systems, while effective, often require significant capital investment, invasive implementation measures, and complex maintenance. As a result, innovative decentralized wastewater solutions are necessary to address the needs of communities or commercial areas in need of wastewater service. One such solution is the liquid-only sewer (LOS) system.
3. How Submersible And Non-Clog Pump Designs Are Reshaping Municipal Sewage Systems 10/23/2025

   As technology improves and becomes more accessible, outdated municipal wastewater systems are fast beginning to show their age. Today, water pumps come in a variety of designs that enable uses that previous generations could only have dreamed of.

4. The Consulting Engineer's Ultimate Guide To Advanced Scraper Strainer Technology 4/29/2025
   An international strainer expert helps industry professionals take advantage of scraper strainer technology, explains how it compares to traditional choices, and provides guidance on selection and installation.
5. 8 Trends In Decentralized Wastewater Treatment: Shaping A Sustainable Future 1/7/2025
   Centralized wastewater treatment is sometimes not an option — and sometimes simply not the best choice, considering the expanding capabilities of decentralized systems.
6. New Nashville Equalization Facility Helps Manage Wastewater Flows 7/18/2024
   Workers in Nashville recently completed an $18.9 million project to supplement an existing pump station to help manage excessive flows in the existing sewer system. The new equalization storage tank is the centerpiece to the facility, and those tanks play an important role in wastewater management.
7. Optimization Strategies To Streamline Community Wastewater Utility Operations 7/12/2024
   The availability of robust, stable treatment systems with simple treatment processes and O&M is key to serving growing community wastewater treatment demand.
8. No More Odors Here In Bakersfield California: Replacing Calcium Nitrate With SulFeLox® 7/9/2024

   Faced with increasing costs for controlling hydrogen sulfide in its wastewater collection system, the City of Bakersfield, California commissioned an evaluation of its program in 2019.

9. All-Terrain Sewers Got A Good Beat, And Indy Dances To It 6/17/2024
   When Susan Raccoli penned "Beneath the Ground, Raw Sewage" (to the tune of "St. Christopher") in 1993, her hometown of Indianapolis inspired the lyrics. "Our septic failure is a curse," she wrote, with verses alluding to its "Third World"; smells, high water tables, clay soil "which does not perk," typhoid, cholera, mosquitoes singing "with glee," and the "expensive" but desired transition to gravity sewers.
10. The Future Of Decentralized Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems 1/10/2024
    Numerous factors coalesce to create a rising demand for decentralized solutions.