Sewers & Sewer Line Maintenance Resources

  1. Grand Rapids, MI Saves $1 Billion Using "Smart Sewer" Technology To Solve Infiltration And Inflow Problem 1/31/2020

    In the early 1990s, Grand Rapids took the initiative to invest in transforming its collection system from a combined sewer system to separate storm and sanitary sewers.

  2. South Bend Reduces CSO Volume By 80%, Saving $400 Million In CapEx Spending Using "Smart Sewer" Technology 1/31/2020

    South Bend partnered with Xylem and embraced a way to harness intelligent watershed technology to optimize its existing sewer system, without the need to build costly new grey infrastructure.

  3. The Future Of Collection Systems 1/21/2020

    As real-time monitoring continues to infiltrate the water industry, it’s time to apply such instrumentation to detect the other type of infiltration — along with inflow, snow and ice melt, etc.

  4. How To Get The Right Rental Equipment To Your Worksite 12/12/2019

    For organizations involved in water, wastewater and stormwater projects, renting equipment can be a pivotal part of any endeavor. If an essential piece of equipment is not available, that can result in idle workers and a project falling off schedule and extending beyond budget.

  5. TAG Teams Talk Tech 12/9/2019

    Five wastewater technology vendors pitched their emerging technologies to the Prince William County Service Authority (SA) and various other regional public and private utilities on November 20 at the SA’s Durward E. Grubbs Jr. Environmental Center in Woodbridge, VA.

  6. The Great Flood And Future Predictions 3/27/2019

    Did you know that the earliest recorded flood is that of the Great Flood detailed in Christian Bibles, the Torah, and the Quran? I was, therefore, amused to hear from a channel partner about a flow monitoring job in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, at the foot of Mount Ararat. Why? Because Mount Ararat is cited as the place where Noah’s Ark came to rest after the Great Flood (Genesis 8:4).

  7. Underground Tunnel Anchors Louisville's Work For Clean Waterways 3/1/2019

    Named after a legend of Louisville, the “Bumblebee” tunnel-boring machine is carving a path to cleaner water, regulatory compliance, and lasting resiliency.

  8. 5 Steps To Create A Safety Culture In Trench And Excavation Projects 1/18/2019

    For a community to have a clean and dependable water supply, it must build and maintain high-quality drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. While some modernization has been achieved, there is still much work to be accomplished.

  9. Drones Flying Below Your Feet 1/10/2019

    These robots aren’t taking jobs — they’re simply making the job of utility workers safer and easier.

  10. Understanding And Coping With Struvite/Vivianite Formation In WWTPs 12/21/2018

    Based on wastewater properties, various types of mineral buildup can affect wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) piping. With their impacts on plant energy efficiency and potential restriction of throughput capacity, keeping pipes free-flowing is an important aspect of WWTP operations. Here’s guidance for coping with two common problems associated with phosphorus concentrations in wastewater — struvite and vivianite.