Nearly 320 homeowners in the West Hills of Portland, Ore., will receive city-financed laterals, thanks to a pilot program that’s attempting to...
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News Briefs: Oregon Program Pays for Private Sewer Connections
Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Articles
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A Three-Pronged Approach to Managing Sewer Overflows
Damaged infrastructure. Water-quality concerns. Sewage backups. The results of combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer overflows and excess stormwater runoff can cause permanent...
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Beating CSOs in Seatown
Like many cities, Seattle, Wash., has had its share of problems with combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). In...
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Performing Under Pressure
Infrastructure mapping has become the top priority at the Department of Watershed Management (DWM) at DeKalb County, Ga., which is working to...
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Root Force
The Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) of Knoxville, Tenn., is engaged in an assertive program to renew its wastewater infrastructure. The effort consists...
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Former Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s Executive Director Honored by NACWA
Jeff Theerman, vice president and senior utility consultant for environmental engineering firm Brown and Caldwell, was honored with the Distinguished Service Award...
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MMSD executive director hopes for another long streak before next CSO
After 22 months without a combined sewer overflow, the Milwaukee (Wis.) Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) was forced to conduct two in the...
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The FOG is Lifting
Alexander City is located in central Alabama, midway between Birmingham and Montgomery. The Tallapoosa River runs nearby and feeds Lake...
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Bringing It All Together
So how does a sewer district that once consisted of 79 different systems in 91 separate communities and has pipes up...
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EPA provides funds to reduce Philadelphia stormwater pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will provide up to $3 million in research grants for projects that will study the benefits...
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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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The Clean Streets of Carolina
Sanitary sewer overflows were a significant problem in Laurens County, S.C., where roots and grease choked the clay sewers servicing textile mill...
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Tying it All Together
The City of Westminster, Colo., a northwest suburb of Denver, has seen rapid growth over the last 40 years. The Westminster Utilities...
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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...
