Sewers and Sewer Line Maintenance News

  1. Biden-Harris Administration Announces $41M In Available Grants To Upgrade Stormwater And Sewer Infrastructure 5/10/2024

    Today, May 9, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of nearly $41M in funding through the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant program to help communities address stormwater and sewer infrastructure needs.

  2. Data-Driven Blockage Detection Cuts Pollution 5/9/2024

    Anglian Water has applied Ovarro’s data-driven early-warning technology across all rising main sewers, meaning bursts and blockages are detected before serious pollution occurs.

  3. After 3 Decades, Narragansett CSO Project Nears Completion 4/18/2024

    A 30-year clean-up in Rhode Island hit an important milestone with the completion of a 2.2-mile tunnel to transport combined sewer and stormwater.

  4. Supporting The U.S. Economy: Meeting The Requirements Of Build America, Buy America (BABA) 4/15/2024

    AVT proudly offers BABA compliant products. Build America, Buy America (BABA) is part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and aims to ensure that federal infrastructure programs use products manufactured in the United States.

  5. Rising Seas To Eat Away At Underground Infrastructure In Hawaiʻi, Globally 4/15/2024

    As sea levels rise, coastal groundwater is lifted closer to the surface while also becoming saltier and more corrosive. A new study showed that cities with complex networks of buried and partially buried infrastructure have increased danger of corrosion and failure of critical systems such as sewer lines, roadways and building foundations due to interaction with this shallower and saltier groundwater. 

  6. ASTERRA And SUEZ Announce Five-Year Contract For Water And Wastewater Partnership 3/26/2024

    ASTERRA and SUEZ announced a new contract for a water and wastewater partnership. This marks a continuation of their strategic collaborations over the past eight years. 

  7. Fluid Analytics Announces Pre-Series A Injection Of Funds To Accelerate The Mission Laid Out At World Economic Forum 3/5/2024

    Today, Fluid Analytics announced a new funding partner beginning their Pre-Series A funding round of $1.6M and further enhancing their portfolio of investors.

  8. Wharfe Water Quality To Improve As New £15M Ilkley Sewer Completed 2/13/2024

    Yorkshire Water has completed a new 835-metre sewer underneath Ilkley to reduce the frequency and duration of discharges to the river Wharfe. The sewer, which is two metres in diameter and took 16 months to complete, can store up to 3.4 million litres of wastewater.

  9. Atlanta DWM Moves Forward With Project To Increase Sewer Capacity And Mitigate Flooding 2/13/2024

    The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) has reached a significant milestone to deliver on a decade-long effort to remedy combined sewer overflows and localized flooding in southeast Atlanta. 

  10. Troubled UK Wastewater Company Sees Untreated Sewage Discharge For 44 Straight Days 1/30/2024

    As a startling volume of untreated sewage spews into British source water, a major European water company has explained that it's actually better than the alternative.