Long established as pipe inspection tools, sewer cameras continue to be refined. In 2001, Aries Industries introduced the ThermaView camera, the first...
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Seeing the Heat
Sewer and Drain Cleaning
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No More Overflows
Roots, inflow and infiltration (I&I) and calcium deposits had caused major backups for the El Toro Water District in Lake Forest, Calif.The...
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Getting Tough on I&I
Heavy rains were over-whelming the Vallejo (Calif.) Sanitation and Flood Control District sewers and bypass systems, sending untreated sewage into San Francisco...
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Home Cooking
The city of Ames, Iowa, is moving steadily toward a DIY approach in sewer line cleaning and inspection. As in: Do it...
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Made to Order
Dublin, Ohio, and Lee’s Summit, Mo., are two very different cities — the latter more than twice as large. Yet both apply...
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Industry News - June 2010
SPIR STAR Opens Mexico Repair Center, Launches Web SiteSPIR STAR has named Comuniv S.A. de C.V., Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico, as an authorized...
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Industry News - May 2010
McElroy Adds Build and Price Internet FeatureMcElroy has added a build and price feature to its Web site, www.mcelroy.com. The feature...
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Race to Zero
When it rains in St. Petersburg, it pours. But the sewer system no longer overflows the way it used to, and manhole...
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Devouring Trouble
The Jefferson Street Pump Station in Centralia, Wash., handles one-third of the city’s sewage from six other pump stations and a 24-inch...
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Clean Water on TAPP
John Cox approaches stormwater problems the same way they were created: little by little. As grant manager for the Think About Personal...
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Battle of the Blockage
The City of Cedar Rapids has reduced sanitary sewer backups by more than 80 percent — proof that its aggressive war on...
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Simple Things Done Right
The Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) gives two major awards every year: Water Distribution System of the Year, and Wastewater Collection...
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From the Inside
Private sewer laterals are a major source of infiltration in many communities. Inspecting those pipes can be a chore, because in many...
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SEWER: Open to Suggestion
Trenchless technology has opened up a world of opportunities for cost-effective wastewater infrastructure rehabilitation and life extension for the City of Nampa,...
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San Francisco Fights Fog
FOG can be a big problem in San Francisco — not the misty kind that famously blankets the City by the Bay,...
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Litter Corral
A combined storm and sanitary sewer system in the District of Columbia serves 12,955 acres, or 33 percent of the city. Stormwater...
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Noble Savage
Heavy rains were causing infiltration at the Factory Street Pump Station in Ypsilanti, Mich., which receives all the city’s sewage flows.The Ypsilanti...
