Entries Tagged Sinkhole

Hidden I&I in Parkersburg, West Virginia, sets a major sinkhole event into action

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Stormwater agency’s broad-scale approach includes development, education and a large slate of improvement projects.

Protect against costly and dangerous sinkholes in your wastewater system by addressing I&I

The rising toll of water main breaks, sinkholes and hidden leaks requires a new approach.

A sinkhole accelerates rehabilitation efforts on a key interceptor line in Albuquerque.

Repaving is underway on the section of road that collapsed Christmas Eve 2016 due to a collapsed sewer main

The first step to preventing a sinkhole due to leaking pipes is a strong sewer inspection program

In this week’s news briefs, D.C. Water awards the contract for a 5-mile, $580 million tunnel project that will reduce overflows into the Anacostia River, and a Michigan city is adding defendants to its lawsuit over who should pay for the repairs of a collapsed sewer and large sinkhole that appeared this past Christmas Eve

In this week’s news briefs, Trump’s proposed budget cuts targeting water programs don’t make it through Congress, and a New York county looking to transition from septic to sewer hopes funding in a new state law can help

In this week’s news briefs, Alexandria, Virginia, claims it needs time beyond the 2025 deadline given by the state to fix a combined sewer that overflows into the Potomac River, and a $100 million federal grant has been approved to aid Flint, Michigan.

In this week’s news briefs, the Trump White House’s initial proposal for EPA cuts could negatively affect the water industry, and officials in Fraser, Michigan, are inspecting miles of pipe around the site of the Christmas Eve sinkhole to catch any additional problem areas.

In this week’s news briefs, the latest round of sampling in Flint shows lead concentrations are below the federal action level, and officials in Fraser, Michigan, project the massive Christmas Eve sinkhole could cost $100 million to fix.