Sewer

Ohio Communities Receive $190 Million for Sewer, Water Projects

The Ohio EPA has awarded more than $190 million in funding for sewer and water construction projects across the state. The projects awarded funding include: $200,000 to the village of West Union to improve water quality in the Ohio River through upgrades to the community’s sanitary sewer system...

Florida DEP Awards More than $2 Million for Septic-to-Sewer Projects

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has awarded more than $2 million in funding to the city of Longwood for septic-to-sewer projects benefiting Lake Jesup. The projects are funded by the state’s nonpoint source grant program through the Environmental Protection Agency Section 319 gran..

Axalta Unveils Latest Addition to Internal Pipe Coatings Portfolio

Axalta Coating Systems has released the Nap-Gard 7-0015 Tan Internal FBE, a thermosetting epoxy powder designed to pass Saudi Aramco’s 09-SAMSS-091 (2011) specification that delivers high adhesion properties to effectively protect pipelines subject to H2S, CO2 and CH4 exposure. “Axalta is excited t..

Now a Tropical Storm, Irma Hits Florida with Wind, Flooding

TAMPA, Florida (AP) — A weakened but still dangerous Irma pushed inland Monday as it hammered Florida with winds and floodwaters that created hazards even for rescuers trying to help beleaguered residents. Irma was downgraded to a tropical storm over Florida, but it still had winds near hurricane f..

Orange County Water District Awarded Grant to Improve Water Quality

The Orange County Water District (OCWD), in a partnership with the University of Maryland and CosmosID, Inc., has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant that will aid the water industry in its continued effort to improve water quality. The $100k award will be used to apply metagenomics, ..

OFS Expands the AccuRibbon® DC Fiber Optic Cable Family

OFS announced it has expanded the AccuRibbon® DC Fiber Optic Cable product family to include fiber counts up to 864. These gel-free ribbon cables will be available in dielectric and metallic/armored versions. Currently, AccuRibbon DC cables are only offered in fiber counts up to 432. OF..

Search Is on for Cost-Friendly Cesspool Alternatives in Hawaii

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Community members are pressing Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim to do something about the contamination from cesspools leaking into the nearby sea. The county Environmental Management Commission is working to find a cost-effective solution for the communities in Kailua-Kona and Pua..

Engineers 20 Years Ago Warned of Houston Flooding Risk

DALLAS (AP) — A report released two decades ago on the Harris County reservoir system predicted with alarming accuracy the catastrophic flooding that would besiege the Houston area if changes weren’t made in the face of rapid development. The report released in 1996 by engineers with the Harris Cou..

Cities Not Yet Paying Sioux City's Wastewater Service Charge

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Three neighboring cities have yet to pay Sioux City’s long-overlooked wastewater service charge, lest they have to raise local sewage charges. The Sioux City Journal reports that the city discovered the neglected charge during an audit and notified officials in Sergeant Bluf..

Mississippi Town Increases Water Rates to Meet Federal Requirement

MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi city is increasing its water and sewer rates to make federally mandated improvements. Local news outlets report that the Meridian City Council on Tuesday approved a 10 percent rate increase for the new budget year that begins Oct. 1. The new revenue will help p..

Vermont Residents to Vote on Sewer Upgrade

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) – Voters in the Vermont town of Bennington area going to be asked to approve a nearly $9.9 million bond to upgrade the community’s sewage treatment plant. Engineer Wayne Elliot says the project would satisfy a state legal order that the facility comply with its discharge permit..

Houston Drainage Grid 'So Obsolete It's Just Unbelievable'

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s system of bayous and reservoirs was built to drain a tabletop-flat city prone to heavy rains. But its Depression-era design is no match for the stresses brought by explosive development and ever-wetter storms. Nearly any city would be overwhelmed by the more than 4 feet of ..

Man Plunges Into Sinkhole on Brooklyn Street

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City firefighters were called to rescue a man whose leg became trapped in a sinkhole that formed in a crosswalk. The incident happened in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn Tuesday morning. Stephen Suarez says he was returning to work after finishing a delivery when..

Patent Awarded for “In-place” Coating to Protect Pipes Against Water Loss Due to Leaks

Pipe Restoration Technologies, LLC has been granted U.S. patent #9744561. This patent is related to the ePIPE system of in-place pipe restoration, which provides protection to underground pipes against leaks and harmful lead and copper leaching. “ePIPE is providing superior solutions in response to..

Illinois American Water to Invest $5.7 Million in Sewer, Water System Upgrades

Illinois American Water’s Peoria District today announced it will invest over $5.7 million to improve its distribution system. The investment includes installing over four miles of water main in Peoria, Limestone Township and Bartonville. In addition, 11 pressure-reducing valves will be installed in..

American Water Resources Collaborates with Dispatch to Improve the Customer Repair Experience

American Water Resources has entered into an agreement with Dispatch to help deliver faster service when customers need repairs on their water and sewer service lines, in-home plumbing, and other home services covered under American Water Resources protection plans. Dispatch is an enterprise custom..

Ditch Witch, Utilicor Join Forces to Simplify Utility Repairs

Ditch Witch®, a Charles Machine Works Company, has partnered with Utilicor Technologies, Inc. to bring the benefits of advanced keyhole technology and reinstatement to contractors, municipalities and utilities globally. Due to the partnership, utility contractors will now be able to operate a nimbl..

Nearly $6 Million Awarded for Sewer, Water Projects in Ohio

The Ohio EPA has awarded more than $5.8 million in funding for water and sewer construction infrastructure upgrades.  The projects receiving funding include: $1.66 million to the village of Montpelier to continue separating wastewater and storm sewers, a continuing project that will eliminate com..

New York City Completes Largest Ever Expansion of the Bluebelt System on Staten Island

On Aug. 16, 2017, New York City Department of Environmental Protection Acting Commissioner Vincent Sapienza and Department of Design and Construction Acting Commissioner Ana Barrio announced the completion of the largest ever expansion of the Staten Island Bluebelt system. Previously, very few stre..

Board Blames Niagara Falls Sewer Spill on Heavy Rain, Aging Infrastructure

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A public agency under scrutiny for a discharge that turned water below Niagara Falls black says heavy rain and outdated infrastructure is to blame for another spill that prompted a violation notice from the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The board said Friday th..

NASSCO: Purdue's CIPP Report Flawed

The National Association of Sewer Service Companies (NASSCO) has released its response to the Purdue University study, Worksite Chemical Air Emissions and Worker Exposure during Sanitary Sewer and Stormwater Pipe Rehabilitation Using Cured-in-Place-Pipe (CIPP), published July 26, 2017 in the Environ..

Board Cited for Another Sewage Discharge at Niagara Falls

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A public water board under scrutiny for a discharge that turned the water below Niagara Falls black and smelly violated quality standards for another discharge 17 days later, state officials said Friday. The Department of Environmental Conservation said it cited the Niagara Fall..

Niagara Falls Board Ordered to Halt Black Water Discharges

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — State officials have told a western New York public agency that it must cease the type of wastewater discharges that caused a stretch of the Niagara River below Niagara Falls to turn black and smelly. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the Department of Environmental Conservation has..

Drones to Detect Power Outages in Illinois

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — An electrical and natural-gas service company in central Illinois is using a fleet of drones to detect power outages, inspect power lines and poles and plan for construction projects. The News-Gazette reports that Ameren Illinois officials demonstrated the drones Tuesday in Urba..

Sewage Enters Trench Used to Repair Detroit-Area Sinkhole

FRASER, Mich. (AP) — Officials say about 1.5 million gallons of sewage flowed into a trench used to repair a sewer line that collapsed and created a sinkhole north of Detroit. The Macomb County Public Works Office says no one was in the trench at the time of the incident overnight Monday. There wer..

SoCalGas Streamlines Processes to Support Renewable Gas Projects

Southern California Gas Co. has announced new initiatives that will make it easier for renewable gas production facilities to connect to the company’s natural gas pipeline system. First is the creation of a downloadable toolkit to help renewable gas producers and developers who are interested in in..

Sewer Spill Into Georgia Creek Contained

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Nearly four million gallons of raw sewage that spilled into a Georgia creek has been contained. DeKalb County officials say the spill happened last week along a tributary to Nancy Creek Basin in Brookhaven. County inspectors discovered that a 10-inch diameter pipe, comprom..

Computer Glitch Sends Sewer Spill into Massachusetts Lake

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A computer glitch led to the spill of hundreds of thousands of gallons of raw sewage into a Massachusetts lake. The Telegram & Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/2vosdEo ) that the spill happened in Lake Quinsigamond (kwin-SI’-gah-mond) in Worcester (WUS’-tur) on Tuesday morning..

Police: Human Remains Found Buried at NYC Construction Site

NEW YORK (AP) — Police in New York City have opened an investigation after human remains were unearthed at a construction site near a psychiatric hospital. Police say workers were doing sewer repair work at the Brooklyn construction site when they found remains 13 feet (4 meters) below the surface ..

Iowa Town Agrees to $195k Sinkhole Suit Settlement

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The City Council has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman over sinkholes that formed on her Sioux City property. The Sioux City Journal reports the council voted unanimously Monday for a $195,000 settlement of Joyce Downing’s lawsuit. Downing sued the city in 20..