Sewers & Sewer Line Maintenance Resources

1. SL-RAT At Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority 9/20/2024

   Little Rock looked to enhance their sophisticated cleaning program and reduce sanitary sewer overflow count by implementing new technologies.

2. Acoustic Sewer Inspection Saves Oakland, Maine, Time And Money 9/20/2024

   Discover how the SL-Rat program realized over $51,000 in crew labor and financial savings, while reducing the risk of sanitary sewer maintenance issues, for the town of Oakland, Maine.

3. Community Spotlight: Peachtree City, GA 9/19/2024
4. Why Can't America Fix Its Water Infrastructure? 9/18/2024
   For a time, robust critical infrastructure set the United States apart from developing countries. However, its pipe networks, treatment plants, and pumps have degraded to the point that millions now lack access to potable water. Even more are plagued by sporadic crises that leave them without running water. What is America doing wrong?
5. Acoustic Inspection Helps Campbell River Optimize Inspection Program 9/6/2024

   In this case study, explore how incorporating the SL-RAT into their maintenance program has realized significant savings for the city of Campbell River.

6. Is Your Current Excavator Up To The Challenge Of Modern Water Projects? 9/6/2024
   Digging may seem rudimentary, but there are important factors to consider for improving costs and outcomes when renewing pipelines and other water infrastructure.
7. New Approaches To "Old" Water Issues 9/6/2024

   A look at the latest thinking on some longstanding but still very relevant concerns — replacing water pipelines and workers.

8. AFC Hydrants And Valves With Alpha Joints Offer Time Savings And Efficiency For Somerville, Massachusetts 7/19/2024

   How does a contractor navigate the installation of new water and sewer mains in a neighborhood with heavy traffic, narrow roadways and extensive existing underground infrastructure? The answer is the ALPHA™ restrained joint by AMERICAN Flow Control.

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. AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe Performs In New Music City Stadium Project 3/19/2024

    What do the Indy Music City Grand Prix, Taylor Swift Eras Tours concerts, Country Music Awards Festival, and college and NFL football games have in common? These and other events were held at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, in the spring, summer and fall of 2023.