Sewers & Sewer Line Maintenance Resources

91. Generational Thinking In Water Management 7/26/2017

    Kansas City’s Smart Sewer program represents the nation’s first federal consent decree to include green infrastructure solutions in the reduction of wastewater overflows, as well as the city’s largest infrastructure investment to date. Projects that include the words “first” and “largest” do not come along without the strong leadership of a “Water Champion” such as Special Assistant City Manager Andy Shively, PE, who shares his experience and expertise in this Q&A.

92. 10 Knockout Technologies From ACE17 6/29/2017

    AWWA's Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE) hits The City of Brotherly Love with a flurry of new technologies.

93. 10 Reasons Why Baltimore Is A Great Water City 5/23/2017

    Rudolph S. Chow, director of the City of Baltimore's Department of Public Works, shares three decades of insight in the course of 10 questions and answers.

94. Lessons On Rightsizing Water And Sewer Infrastructure Projects 5/3/2017

    Two case studies prove that the key to cost-effective condition assessment is choosing the right approach for your system.

95. Identifying Risks For Sewer Conveyance Asset Management 5/3/2017

    If risk analysis isn’t in the pipeline, your asset management plan needs updating. Arcadis shares best practices to launch or update your program.

96. Enhancing Water System Reliability And Capacity For Boston Residents 4/28/2017

    Enhancing process reliability and increasing capacity are common issues facing water municipalities. On the one hand, community demographics are constantly evolving and water municipalities need to accommodate the impact to capacity requirements. At the same time, older systems that support pumping operations are not getting any younger and as control systems age, for example, it can become more time consuming to maintain equipment and more difficult to find replacement parts after systems have been in place for many years.

97. Will The Nation's Water Infrastructure Needs Be Overlooked Again? 4/28/2017

    Industry experts and government officials fear that when President Donald Trump’s proposed $1 trillion infrastructure plan is finally “laid out,” water infrastructure projects could largely be “left out.”

98. How Do We Get The Message Out About The Importance Of Water Infrastructure? 4/6/2017

    The need for improving our nation’s critical infrastructure is as important and necessary as ever.  Yet, when people who are not involved with the water/wastewater industry think of all that needs to be done for infrastructure, they immediately think of the roads they drive on and the bridges that are simply part of those same roads.  Others think of our power grid and its frailties, while some worry about their internet access.  It is hard to find people who consider our water and wastewater delivery system as a priority.

99. Let's Put The 'W' In Infrastructure 3/14/2017

    We need to make water infrastructure a clear priority in the new administration’s infrastructure investment plans. Let’s make sure there’s a “W” in any new infrastructure program.

100. A Guide For Accessing WIFIA 2/2/2017

     A new federal funding program seeks to help utilities complete their infrastructure projects. But what stands between a potential borrower and the available funds?