Philadelphia is one of the oldest cities in the country but the Philadelphia Water Department's (PWD) approach to stormwater management, sewer overflow...
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Two Tales of a City
Entries Tagged Inflow and Infiltration (I&I)
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Location and Leak Detection
Digital logging systemThe Enigma from ADS Environmental Services is a digital correlation logging system used to locate leaks in buried water pipes....
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Cutting Out the Fat
In the 1990s, the Town of Daphne, Ala., had one of the state's worst environmental records. Sanitary sewer overflows were a common...
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Eyes on the Infrastructure
Hank Day, maintenance and operations foreman of Star Sewer and Water District of Star, Idaho, is on a mission."Groundwater infiltrating my system...
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Military Precision
It was a busy spring on the grounds at Fort Knox in Kentucky.In March, work crews installed 41 flow monitors throughout the...
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Building on Success
Life is filled with stories of success and failure. For journalists, life is just plain filled with stories. This issue features my...
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Ushering in a New Era
"Evolve or Die!”That’s the challenge that drives John Smallis, public works superintendent at Thousand Oaks, Calif. As a result, his city’s wastewater...
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Manholes and Catch Basins
Flexible epoxy repairs manhole chimneysProblemInflow and infiltration entering the sewer system through manholes during wet weather caused severe overflows at the three...
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Popular Program Expands
NASSCO’s Inspector Training and Certification Program (ITCP) is a training standard and certification program that provides comprehensive education and tools for professionals...
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A Better Way to Model
Imagine you are building your dream house on a lake. To protect your investment from flooding, you hire an engineer to tell...
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Lighting the Way
About four years ago, the city of Dover, Del., stepped up efforts to control sewer system inflow and infiltration and keep its...
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Location and leak Detection
Water loss controlWater loss control products from ADS include leak locators, flow measurement systems and data logging systems. The Enigma digital logging...
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Every Day, All Hours
In most places, I&I is a seasonal problem or is driven by rain events. For the Miami-Dade (Fla.) Water and Sewer Department,...
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All Aboard
The City of Aberdeen lies about half an hour north of Baltimore. Founded in 1892, the wastewater system is a patchwork of...
