SEWERS & SEWER LINE MAINTENANCE RESOURCES

• AMERICAN Plays A Role In Rebuilding Puerto Rico's Infrastructure

  AMERICAN is helping rebuild Puerto Rico’s vital water infrastructure after Hurricane Maria, supplying American-made products to strengthen resiliency for 3.5 million residents and millions of annual visitors.

• EPM Models Aburra Valley Sewerage System To Increase Flood Resilience And Mitigate Climate Change

  Using advanced hydraulic modeling, EPM is analyzing how water flows through the sewerage system to inform decisions about operations, maintenance, network expansion, and environmental impact mitigation.

• Pipe Rehabilitation Strategies: Extending Infrastructure Life And Ensuring Water Quality

  Aging water and wastewater infrastructure is a growing challenge in the U.S. and worldwide. As corrosion and structural failures become more common, the risks to quality, public health, and service reliability increase. However, full replacement can be expensive and disruptive, making pipe rehabilitation a more cost-effective solution.
• How Green Infrastructure Could Help Sewers Overwhelmed By Climate Change

  Increasing population means sewers are sometimes overwhelmed without any rainfall at all. Then, add climate change to the mix. Heavier downpours are becoming more common, which spells trouble for sewer systems that simply cannot cope with increasing volumes of water. A combined sewer system is especially vulnerable.
• SL-RAT At Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority

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

• Acoustic Sewer Inspection Saves Oakland, Maine, Time And Money

  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.

• Community Spotlight: Peachtree City, GA

  Peachtree’s Sanitary Collection System is run by a hardworking team of six. This means a simple CCTV or cleaning job requires a third of their staff.

• Why Can't America Fix Its Water Infrastructure?

  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?
• Acoustic Inspection Helps Campbell River Optimize Inspection Program

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

• New Approaches To "Old" Water Issues

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