Lift Station/Wet Well Articles

Inline pumping system is designed to make wastewater lift stations much less maintenance-intensive while dealing with wipes and other trash.

In this week’s news briefs, a New Mexico city will replace an outdated lift station following an agreement with the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission, and a Georgia county settles a stormwater lawsuit for $150,000.

Low-interest loans will assist in repairing or replacing aging infrastructure

A failed pump station is to blame, but Bluff City may be at fault for private property damages caused by sewer overflows.

Officials amend agreement with Baltimore in the city's continued effort to curtail sewer overflows and improve water quality.

In this week’s news briefs, a community rallies in support of a utility supervisor who was killed on the job, a water district dedicates new wells at a former sanitarium, and Massachusetts approves $100M in interest-free loans to replace aging waterlines.

Wastewater infrastructure along the Mississippi River took a beating during a 100-year flood event in December 2015. Learn about the recovery process and what the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District learned from the event.

In this week’s news briefs, Sioux City addresses its hydrogen sulfide problem and a photo of a Louisiana water tower destroyed by a tornado surfaces online.

Take another look at the news stories that made headlines in the municipal sewer and water industry throughout the past year.

In this week’s news, rescuers respond to a fall at a North Dakota lift station, water research organizations announce a merger, and is declining groundwater in Mississippi cause for alarm?

Massive cleanup in South Carolina highlights the power of teamwork and community in the aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin. But there's still much work to be done.

Originally constructed in 1939, Madison's Well No. 7 was considered state of the art at the time. But Father Time hasn't been so kind to this aging well.