AWWA, ASME-ITI Issue ANSI StandardThe American Water Works Association and American Society of Mechanical Engineers Innovative Technologies Institute have developed a...
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Industry News - September 2010
Pipeline Rehabilitation and Relining
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A Matter of Choice
Even the most successful door-to-door salesman would be envious of the sewer department in South Williamsport, Pa. The department is correcting a...
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Out of the Comfort Zone
The small community of Bay Village, Ohio, was doing everything it should in sewer maintenance: mainline inspection, regular cleaning, root control and...
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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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Building First-Stringers
Bench depth is just as valuable to business organizations as it is to sports teams. Just ask the senior management at 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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Plugging the Gaps
A 1992 consent order from the U.S. EPA to reduce sanitary sewer overflows started the Wastewater Collection Division of the Miami-Dade (Fla.)...
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Pulling and Drilling
Pipe bursting and horizontal directional drilling are important items in any municipality’s trenchless repair tool kit. Here is a look at some...
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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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Jumbo Repair
The City of Victoria, B.C., is undertaking the replacement of a 5-mile stretch of 20- to 24-inch steel water main installed in...
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Down to a Science
Extensive modeling for the Lake Mendota watershed in Dane County, Wis., revealed that 500 to 600 acres per year of urban development...
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Tightening Up
Clear water from illegally plumbed sump pumps, underdrains, and other sources posed a major problem for Dave Hofer, P.E., assistant county engineer...
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Winding Underwater
The 24,000-foot-long concrete and cast-iron Lake Oswego (Ore.) interceptor sewer (LOIS) had insufficient capacity to handle development and peak wet-weather flows, resulting...
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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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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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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...
