Sewers and Sewer Line Maintenance News

  1. World-First Project To 'Self Heal' Cracked Concrete Using Sludge Could Save $1.4B Repair Bill To Australia's Sewer Pipes 12/12/2022

    Water treatment sludge could be used to prevent 117,000 kilometres of sewer pipes in Australia from cracking in future, without any intervention by humans, helping to save $1.4B in annual maintenance costs.

  2. Limiting SSOs With Superior Sewer Maintenance Tools And Techniques 12/8/2022

    Most municipalities are fully aware that preventing sewer overflows is a national enforcement priority for EPA, yet many struggle to stay compliant.

  3. Yorkshire Water Adds Cutting-Edge Sewer Technology To Fleet 12/7/2022

    Yorkshire Water has added new lateral CCTV vans to its fleet of vehicles, which will help its teams investigate the sewer network more effectively.

  4. National Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Needs Assessment Survey 2022 11/17/2022

    This survey is conducted by WEF's Stormwater Institute on a bi-annual cycle. The first survey was developed in 2018 and this is the third iteration.

  5. City Of Elyria, Ohio Agrees To Federal/State Plan To Eliminate Sewage Discharges Into The Black River 11/9/2022

    The city of Elyria, Ohio, has entered into a consent decree with the United States and the State of Ohio to complete a series of capital projects designed to eliminate discharges of untreated sewage from its sewer system into the Black River, 10 miles upstream from Lake Erie.

  6. City Of Lakewood, Ohio, Agrees To Improve Sewer Systems To Reduce Discharges Of Raw Sewage 11/1/2022

    The city of Lakewood, Ohio, has agreed to perform work that will significantly reduce discharges of untreated sewage from its sewer system into Lake Erie and the Rocky River. The settlement is set forth in an interim partial consent decree that was filed today in federal court in the Northern District of Ohio.

  7. Jackson Targets Over $100M In Federal Funding To Address Water Crisis 10/24/2022

    The City of Jackson is taking a proactive stance in responding to its current water crisis. The Mayor’s Office has its sights on over $100M in federal funding that will be immediately available to advance efforts to repair, upgrade and modernize the city’s drinking water and wastewater infrastructure.

  8. USIBWC Awards Contract To Kick Off San Diego-Tijuana Water Infrastructure Projects 10/5/2022

    United States Commissioner Maria-Elena Giner of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico (IBWC) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Martha Guzman today announced the U.S. Section of the Commission (USIBWC) has awarded a $4,659,432.00 contract to Arcadis, U.S., Inc. to start work on border water infrastructure improvements at San Diego, California – Tijuana, Baja California.

  9. Electro Scan (UK) Ltd. Wins 2022 UKSTT Detection, Location & Inspection Award For 32 Mile Southern Water Project 9/21/2022

     Electro Scan (UK) Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based Electro Scan Inc. was honored at the Annual United Kingdom Society of Trenchless Technology (UKSTT) for its 51km (32 mile) inspection and condition assessment project for Southern Water, working with Framework Contractor, Cappagh Browne.

  10. Electro Scan Has Completed A 37km Pipeline Assessment For Irish Water Working In Partnership With McAllister Group 9/12/2022

    Electro Scan (UK) Ltd announced today the completion of 37km (121,000 ft) of sewer main inspection project for Irish Water, working in partnership McAllister Group.