When it rains in St. Petersburg, it pours. But the sewer system no longer overflows the way it used to, and manhole geysers are a thing of the past.That’s the result of an award-winning collections system maintenance program implemented over the last few years by Lane Longley, manager of the Wastewater Collection System Maintenance Division, and his staff in this Florida city of 300,000.“The results have been dramatic,” says Longley. “We’ve had no major overflows in the last few years, and our treatment plants are operating well within their maximum capacities, even after heavy rains.”The city has progressed from overflows
