SEWERS & SEWER LINE MAINTENANCE RESOURCES

• Resolving Odor Complaints With Targeted Solutions Restore Community Confidence

  The South Dearborn Regional Sewer District in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, provides regional wastewater treatment services for three cities and an international distillery. The 6 mgd treatment plant is located in an area of high population growth and is surrounded by many retail operations and other commercial developments. In addition, a heavily traveled state highway runs by the treatment plant.

• Flood-Prone Houston Faces Hard Choices For Handling Too Much Water

  There are three potential options to contain floods with tunnels to direct excess water out of Houston to the coast. As researchers who study disaster resilience, we bring complementary expertise to analyzing this complex discussion. Here are what we see as the key factors for the city to consider.
• Water Main Rupture Puts Florida Community At Risk Of Flooding

  A water main rupture under pressure in Florida required a custom-designed “live line repair” fitting. Engineers quickly deployed, creating a permanent, corrosion-resistant solution and completing repairs in under 10 hours.

• Storm-Proofing Wastewater Infrastructure: Strategies To Protect Coastal Cities

  When evaluating how to best prepare a city for climate threats, consider lessons from past extreme weather events and evaluate how to apply these lessons to infrastructure challenges. Coastal cities can act now to protect their infrastructure against future risks.
• Acoustic Inspection As A Solution For Rural Water

  To improve efficiency, a Virginia utility adopted acoustic inspection technology (SL-RAT) in 2018, enabling a shift to condition-based maintenance.

• Managing Localized Flooding And Combined Sewer Overflows

  The public tends to forget about underground infrastructure until systems are stressed or capacity is exceeded and it doesn’t perform as intended. In combined sewer systems, sometimes this results in localized flooding, which can pose hazards to human health, water quality, and the environment, and create financial burdens for utilities.

• 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.