The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority is busy for all the right reasons. The Wilmington, North Carolina, agency has a diverse customer...
Entries Tagged Overflow Prevention
Editorial
A Better Drainage System at Richmond International Airport
Richmond International Airport’s rapid growth necessitated a new area for deicing aircraft, as well as more space for operations, passengers, restaurants and...
Editorial
Eliminating Sanitary Sewer Overflows
The St. Louis Metropolitan Sewer District is in the midst of a massive $7.2 billion, multifaceted infrastructure improvement program aimed at eradicating...
Editorial
Serving the Greater Good
The theme of this month’s issue of Municipal Sewer & Water is Stormwater Management. But there’s another, deeper theme running through most...
Online Exclusives
Cloud-Based AI System Aims to Help Reduce River Pollution
A cloud-based artificial intelligence system designed to detect blockages in sewers has shown an almost 90% accuracy in a recent trial, according...
Editorial
Betting on Summer
I hope July is worth it. On May 1 it’s snowing in northern Wisconsin, with a few fresh inches on the ground...
Editorial
Better Stormwater Management
Through massive investments in stormwater-control projects in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services utility is proactively taking steps to mitigate...
Editorial
Ready for Tomorrow
Planning has never been my strong suit. In my personal life that’s not such a big deal. As an editor, it’s something...
Editorial
Going Big on Infrastructure
KC Water is in the midst of orchestrating a roughly $2.3 billion, 30-year makeover of the sewer infrastructure in Kansas City, Missouri...
Editorial
Time Slips By
Spring likes to come late in Northern Wisconsin. It was the very beginning of May when the last of this year’s snow...
Online Exclusives
Utility Gets Residents' Help in Reducing Overflows Via Text Campaign
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District has enlisted residents’ help in reducing sewer overflows during heavy rains by creating a Water Drop Alert text message...
Editorial
Correcting for Growth
The Dallas Area Municipal Authority in northeastern Pennsylvania is in the midst of a $4 million manhole-rehabilitation project aimed at significantly reducing...
Online Exclusives
Data From Multiple Sensors Helps South Bend Set Sewer Maintenance Priorities and Minimize CSOs
Richard Radcliff loves his numbers.
“As a civil engineer, I’m all about measurement,” says Radcliff, combined sewer overflow operations manager for the South...
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Watch: Video Offers Tour of Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
As part of the My Wisconsin Backyard series, Milwaukee PBS recently posted a video touring the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District.Lake Michigan, along...

















