As part of one of the oldest cities west of the Mississippi River, the San Antonio Water System’s wastewater collections operation has...
Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Articles
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Clear Chattanooga: Rebranding a Consent Decree, Revitalizing a City
The wastewater infrastructure system in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is undergoing a massive makeover, mostly in an effort to boost the system’s ability to...
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Interactive Map Shows Real-Time Reports of Baltimore's SSOs
One common thread among forward-thinking utilities today is a drive to implement novel approaches to public outreach in an ongoing effort to...
Editorial
New Sight for Old Pipes
In the first four years after implementing its Interceptor Condition Assessment Program, the Fort Worth Water Department prevented an estimated 59 sanitary...
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Anticipate Overflow Events with SmartTrend
SmartTrend is a comprehensive software tool enabling users to anticipate overflow events at remote monitoring sites. The software automatically scans each site...
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Utilities Working to Recover After Hurricane Harvey
It’s been over a week since Hurricane Harvey made landfall and utilities on Texas and Louisiana’s Gulf Coast are dealing with the...
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News Briefs: New Technology Helps City Cut Water Usage During Routine Flushing
During the height of the California drought, Ventura residents had a chronic complaint to the city as they had to increasingly cut...
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News Briefs: Trump’s Effect on the EPA Taking Shape
The EPA’s role in rebuilding the country’s water infrastructure could take a hit if President Donald Trump’s plans for the agency come...
Videos
Toledo Tackles Overflows With Massive Multi-Year Program
The February 2017 Municipal Sewer & Water cover story focuses on an 18-year, $500 million effort undertaken by the city of Toledo,...
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Contractor Breaks Down Large-Scale Water and Sewer Project Into Daily Checklist
When Kruczek Construction took on Rhinelander, Wisconsin's Downtown Streetscape Project last year, the work itself wasn’t unusual for the general contractor. Kruczek...
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News Briefs: Florida Utility Plans Big Infrastructure Investment to Improve Hurricane Preparedness
In the wake of the strain Hurricane Matthew put on collections systems on Florida’s east coast in late September and early October,...
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News Briefs: Radar Technology Helps Louisiana City Identify Post-Katrina Infrastructure Problems
A southern Louisiana city is using new underground radar technology to identify issues with its underground infrastructure that have carried over from...
Blogs
Condition Assessment is More Than Just Inspecting Pipe
Someone asked me 15 years ago what I did for a living, and I proudly answered, "I inspect pipe." I could barely contain my enthusiasm. Here...
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News Briefs: Border Town Receives Funding for New Lift Station
The city of Anthony, New Mexico, will receive a $2.8 million grant to construct a new lift station, the Las Cruces Sun-News...



















