Sewer
City of Laredo to Build Sewer Tunnel for Water Transportation to Wastewater Treatment Plant
The City of Laredo in Texas is set to build a new sewer tunnel for transportation of wastewater from the Zacate Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Businessman Pleads Guilty to Illegal Wastewater Dumping
The owner of Rebel High Velocity Sewer Services pleads guilty to illegally dumping more than 3 million gallons of wastewater into the Jackson, Mississippi sewer system.
Pittsburgh Agency Admits Pumping Sludge into Allegheny River For Seven Years
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has admitted to illegally pumping sludge into the Allegheny River for seven years.
Colorado Springs Agrees to Resolve Stormwater Management Violations in Settlement With U.S. DOJ
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with the City of Colorado Springs to resolve Clean Water Act violations.
Michigan Governor Announces $500 Million Water Infrastructure Plan
The governor of Michigan has announced a $500 million dollar plan to upgrade the state's water and wastewater infrastructure.
Granite Awarded 5 Sewer Rehab Contracts in Chicago
Construction firm Granite has been awarded five sewer rehabilitation projects with the City of Chicago, part of the "Windy City's" $8 billion plan to upgrade its aging wastewater infrastructure.
Three Contractors Dead After Being Trapped in a Manhole
Three contractors died on Tuesday while working on a storm sewer project in Fort Wayne, Indiana after they became trapped in a manhole city officials said.
Ulliman Schutte, Brown and Caldwell Awarded Sewer Rehabilitation Contract in D.C.
Ulliman Schutte and Brown and Caldwell have been awarded a contract by DC Water to rehabilitate a key component of Washington D.C's sewer system.
Aegion Corporation Wins $8 Million Texas Wastewater Rehab Contract
Insituform, a subsidiary of Aegion, announced it has been awarded an $8 million large-diameter wastewater pipeline rehabilitation contract in Southwest Texas.
Poised for Progress: Prescott One Step Closer to Centralized Wastewater System
The popular adage “out with the old, in with the new” is often associated with enthusiasm and fanfare. Yet, in the world of sewer replacement and expansion, the true test of a successful project is having the work go almost unnoticed by the public.
Aegion Awarded Wastewater Rehabilitation Contract in Maryland
Insituform, a subsidiary of Aegion, announced it has been awarded a wastewater infrastructure rehabilitation contract in Maryland.
Denver Facility to Use Wastewater Pipes to Generate Energy
A consortium of infrastructure companies has partnered to develop and construct a system in Denver that uses heat from wastewater to generate energy.
North Carolina Utilities Told to Stop Disconnections Through August
Regulators in North Carolina have instructed the state's large, for-profit utility companies to continue delaying disconnections through the month of August.
USDA Invests $462 Million in Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in Rural Communities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $462 million to upgrade water and wastewater infrastructure in rural communities around the country.
Eliminating the Need for Pulling Augers
S.J. Louis Companies recently deployed an auger-boring steerable rock system to complete an on-grade sewer install in record time.
Aegion Corporation Awarded $6 Million Wastewater Rehabilitation Contract
Insituform Technologies, LLC, a subsidiary of Aegion Corporation, has been awarded a $6 million sewer rehabilitation contract in South Carolina.
Tennessee House Panel Passes Private Sewer Oversight Bill
A House panel passed a bill that would block Tennessee’s Department of Environment and Conservation from regulating how some types of sewage treatment systems are designed and built.
Epidemic of Wipes and Masks Plague U.S. Sewers, Storm Drains
While drain clogs aren’t new, cities say they’ve become a more costly and time consuming headache during the pandemic. Home-bound Americans are flushing more wipes, and discarded masks and gloves are gumming up treatment plants.
USDA Invests $281 Million in Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing more than $280 million to help rural communities improve their water and wastewater infrastructure.
Stantec to Lead Major Wastewater Development Project in Egypt
Global engineering services company Stantec has been selected to head up a massive wastewater infrastructure improvement project for the Fayoum governate in Egypt.
USDA Invests $12 Million in Rural Water Infrastructure Improvements in Texas
The United States Department of Agriculture is investing $12 million to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in rural communities across Texas.
WEF Panel to Study Biohazards, Safety for Wastewater Workers
To ensure the protection of wastewater workers during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond, the Water Environment Federation is convening a blue-ribbon panel of experts to evaluate information on biological hazards and safety precautions.
UT Arlington Joins Project to Prevent DFW Airport Flooding
The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is partnering with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on a five-year project to manage storm water and flooding at the airport.
Supreme Court Rejects Narrow View of CWA in Maui Wastewater Case
The Supreme Court ruled that a Maui treatment plant's discharge of polluted water into the ground, rather than directly into nearby waterways, does not relieve it of complying with the Clean Water Act.
Utility & Communications Construction Update
The spread of the coronavirus has upended almost every staple of U.S. life, and businesses have no sense of what the next two weeks, much less the next two months, could look like. With these themes as the backdrop, there are some takeaways we can share for planning the next six months, as we consider both oil and the spread of the coronavirus.
Researchers Test Wastewater to Track Spread of Coronavirus
Researchers have determined that wastewater testing can provide an effective way to measure the prevalence of Covid-19 and gain a better understanding of its spread in communities where other means of testing may under-report its presence.
Lametti & Sons Completes Complex Microtunneling Project
Lametti & Sons recently completed a complex microtunneling project as part of a $5 billion infrastructure development in Rochester, MN.
Underground Construction and Related Industries Respond to Coronavirus
While much of North America hunkers down to wait out the coronavirus pandemic, essential workers at companies throughout the underground construction industry are continuing to deliver vital services to customers.
Trump Administration Pushes for More Wastewater Recycling
The Trump administration is making a water-recycling push it says could get good use out of more of the wastewater that industries, cities and farms spew out, including the billions of barrels of watery waste generated by oil and gas fields each year.
Fort Lauderdale Fined Nearly $2 Million for String of Sewer Leaks
The state of Florida is fining the city of Fort Lauderdale $1.8 million for a series of sewage spills that spilled over 200 million gallons of sewage from December 2019 through February 2020.
- Intrepid Fiber breaks ground on fiber optic network in Superior, Colo.
- Excavator collides with I-95 overpass in Henrico, Va., causing multi-vehicle crash
- Shrewsbury, Mass., expands sewer inspections and cleaning efforts
- Construction worker killed in trench collapse near Prosperity, S.C.
- Two workers rescued after hours trapped in Mich. trench collapse
- Texas contractor penalized by OSHA for repeated trench safety violations
- Final construction phase kicks off for Indianapolis deep rock tunnel
- WES tunnel boring machine retrieved from Oregon river after seven-month project
- Illinois overhauls Peoples Gas pipeline program, mandates focus on high-risk pipes
- Ameren Illinois to invest $140 million in natural gas pipeline replacement program