Catch Basin Articles

Major rain events in sunny Southern California are not commonplace. In the midst of four years of severe drought, recent downpours have...

As the home of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, has never been short on big...

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection’s recently released report, State of the Sewers 2013, takes a hard-nosed look at the...

Filter system prevents stormwater hydrocarbons from entering water systemProblem: The City of Norwalk (Conn.) Stormwater Management Improvement Project (CNSM IP) began in...

Hydroexcavation is the safest way to locate underground utilities using a high-volume water system and a high-pressure vacuum system. Using hydroexcavation, there's...

Storm drain and catch basin cleaning are critical components to keeping local waterways clear and in many areas regulated with defined performance...

The combination sewer cleaning truck from Vac-Con has a variety of features including a hydraulically operated, front-mounted hose reel, high-capacity water pump...

Catch basin risers Catch basin risers from American Highway Products eliminate debris falling into collection systems causing backups, reduce costs, and streamline the...

Flexible epoxy repairs manhole chimneysProblemInflow and infiltration entering the sewer system through manholes during wet weather caused severe overflows at the three...

Manhole renewal PERMAFORM from AP/M PERMAFORM is an engineered mortar liner system for manholes. Specially formulated for ultrahigh strength mortar, it is centrifugally...

The Flat Trap debris cleaner from Southland Tool Mfg. has a flat bottom for scraping debris from the bottoms of manholes and...

Expandable rings raise manholesto gradeProblemThe City of Winston-Salem, N.C., annually raises about 100 manholes to grade. “The risers were somewhat difficult to...

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

Almost every time the City of Los Angeles solves one challenge, it seems to unlock Pandora’s box. For example, converting more than...