Manholes and Catch Basins

External sealThe Infi-Shield external seal from Sealing Systems prevents erosion and infiltration in manholes or catch basins. The one-piece molded seal is...

Wastewater Collection Services in Salem, Ore., has come a long way since its grouting van was a converted horse trailer towed by...

How would you do things differently if you were building your municipal utility from the start? The City of Tega Cay, S.C.,...

Inspection, cleaning and repairs for mainline and lateral pipes traditionally call for different equipment sets. Each task also requires its own supporting...

If you want people to care about something, show how it benefits them. It’s an old concept, and it’s working to great...

How will we know that your projections and expected benefits will play out?”That’s the question Brett Richards faced from the Ross Valley...

The team at El Toro Water District (ETWD) in Lake Forest, Calif., includes two professionals with a combined 61 years of experience...

When Bob Donati started working forthe Department of Water and Wastewater Resources in Daly City, Calif., 23 years ago, sewer cameras were...

The Operations and Maintenance Department of Rogue Valley Sewer Services, a sanitary authority in Central Point, Ore., used to summon the vacuum...

A simulation of a minor rainstorm found that four times more stormwater would leak into sewer laterals in several neighborhoods in the...

When roadway reconstruction raises the pavement level, manholes need to be repositioned so that they are once again level with the street....

The Brunswick (Maine) Sewer District needed to upgrade the equipment in its inspection truck. The vehicle was in sound condition, so when...

Bench depth is just as valuable to business organizations as it is to sports teams. Just ask the senior management at the...

A 1992 consent order from the U.S. EPA to reduce sanitary sewer overflows started the Wastewater Collection Division of the Miami-Dade (Fla.)...

To operate efficiently, owners of subsurface utilities and surface infrastructure need to avoid conflicts during construction and repairs. Coordination between water, sewer...

It’s relatively easy to assess the condition of gravity sewer pipes — just run a crawler camera through the line and record...

Finding leaks in water transmission mains before they become safety hazards is an ongoing challenge for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission in...