Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Articles

In this week’s water and wastewater news, a massive deep tunnel is dedicated across the pond and St. Louis MSD plans a demolition spree

The latest survey from the US Environmental Protection Agency highlights essential infrastructure projects that are needed within the next 5 years

In this week’s news, workers in New York unearth more than a water main, Beverly Hills is fined for water overuse, and Akron tackles CSOs by embarking on its biggest construction project ever

Government agency announces federal assistance to help upgrade and repair water and wastewater systems in rural communities

Low-interest loans and more than $20M in grants will fund 9 drinking water and wastewater projects across 8 counties, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has announced

Funds will provide financial assistance to municipalities and state agencies for wastewater improvement projects

Funds will provide financial assistance to municipalities and state agencies for wastewater improvement projects

Two municipalities in the Midwest have successfully reduced their combined sewer overflows well ahead of state and federal mandates

Twelve technicians, an array of camera inspection systems, and a pair of combination sewer cleaners — including a brand new Vactor 2100 Plus — help Mishawaka’s Dept. of Sewer Maintenance achieve efficiency.

Oldcastle Precast's special culvert garnered approval from the Phildadelphia Water Department and doubled capacity on a $12.5 million combined sewer outfall project

In this week's news, Denver Water gives rapper Jay Z a lesson on the true cost of water, Knoxville meets consent decree milestones, and a partnership in St. Louis will provide $10 million in loans to minority and women contractors

A strategy to reduce combined sewer overflows will include green infrastructure investments and will alter planned tunnels in Rock Creek and Potomac watersheds

DC Water has three tunnel boring machines deployed on its $2.6 billion project to address combined sewer overflows

A Mississippi mayor declares emergency on the city's aging sewer system, and a Ohio utility will begin delivering water to outlying customers.