Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Articles

When the Great Lakes Water Authority began developing its 40-year wastewater master plan, a simple reality informed the task: The utility’s 195...

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Mayor Byron Brown recently announced during his 14th State of the City address that Buffalo, New York, will launch the largest Environmental...

A Kentucky-based sewer collections system improvement project has been heralded by the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) during its 2019 National Design-Build Project/Team...

Philadelphia has a significant combined sewer overflow problem. To solve the problem, the Philadelphia Water Department came up with a solution so...

Typically found in older municipalities and communities in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Pacific Northwest areas of the United States, combined sewer...

Last year, DC Water opened the first 7-mile segment of its Anocostia River Tunnel system — a massive storage structure for combined...

A large river flows through Washington, D.C., but if you’re imagining a crystal-clear, picturesque river flowing through the nation’s capital, think again. For...

Toilets are the unexpected heroes of New York City’s green infrastructure program — yes, toilets. Not only has New York City been installing...

A new public outreach campaign is being rolled out in New York City aimed at reducing combined sewer overflows. As is typically...

April showers bring … May CSOs? Preventing combined sewer overflows is a top priority for municipalities with combined systems, and looming capacity...

Over the course of a year and 12 issues of Municipal Sewer & Water magazine, a lot of words are dedicated to...

The EPA recently recognized 28 different wastewater, septic system and stormwater projects for being innovative in their design or financing. Projects funded by...

Flooding is common in the low-lying sections of Hoboken, New Jersey, since they are in the tidal marsh of the Hudson River...