Sewer
Lane Construction, Salini Impregilo Win $580 Million Sewer Tunnel Project
The Lane Construction Corporation and its parent company Salini Impregilo have been awarded a $580-million contract for the Northeast Boundary Tunnel (NEBT) project in Washington, D.C. The NEBT will be a large, deep sewer tunnel that will increase the capacity of the District’s sewer system, signifi..
Construction Budget Held up in Dispute over Water Rights
SEATTLE (AP) — The Legislature averted a partial government shutdown last week by passing a two-year operating budget. But $4 billion in new construction projects and money for a few hundred state jobs still hang in the balance while the capital budget has been held up by a dispute over water rights..
Teleste and Antronix JV to Bring Next Gen Cable Technology to North American Markets
Antronix, a manufacturer of broadband products in the United States, and Teleste, a provider of video and broadband technologies and related services in Europe, have entered a joint venture to offer Next Generation Gigabit cable access network solutions to North American broadband markets. The joint..
Texas Water Development Board Awards $44 Million for Projects
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved more than $44 million in financial assistance from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for the following construction projects: 32,072 for Bracken Christian School of Bulverde. The school will use the financial assistance to cover costs ..
Construction Project to Tie up Traffic in Portland, Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A construction project involving sewer systems and pedestrian crossings is going to tie up traffic in Portland, Maine, this summer. The Portland Press Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2uH8CPZ) the construction starts Wednesday. And for two months starting in August, State ..
Indiana Takes Action Against County for Sewer Pollution
NEW CASTLE, Ind. (AP) — The state of Indiana has taken action against Henry County after complaints of sewage polluting a creek, residential properties and the grounds of a swimming pool. The Star Press reports (http://tspne.ws/2sCOuC1 ) the Indiana Department of Environmental Management filed a no..
Subsite Electronics Acquires R.S. Technical Services
Subsite Electronics, a Charles Machine Works Company, has acquired the assets of R.S. Technical Services, Inc., an innovator in the design and manufacture of closed-circuit television remote inspection and monitoring cameras. The deal adds proven camera inspection capabilities to Subsite’s line of U..
$5.5 Million Sewer Project Finished in New York
On June 16, New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Acting Commissioner Vincent Sapienza and Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Dr. Feniosky Peña-Mora announced that construction has been completed on a $5.5 million sewer project in the Staten Island neighbor..
New York Makes Sewer, Water Improvements
On June 20, New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Acting Commissioner Vincent Sapienza and Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Feniosky Peña-Mora announced the completion of a new Bluebelt in the South Shore’s Pleasant Plains neighborhood. Prior to construc..
Missing Pipe Caused Sewage to Spill into Arkansas Creek
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) – A gap in a wastewater connection in a northwestern Arkansas city sent sewage spilling into a local creek. Bentonville public works director Mike Bender tells the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (http://bit.ly/2sZIfqj ) that the sewer issue has been repaired and the Town..
Pennsylvania Governor Approves Funding for 17 Municipal Stormwater Projects
On June 29, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced the approval of funding to support to 17 municipal stormwater projects in Pennsylvania’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. “The convenience we all enjoy with pavement comes with a tangible cost: increased runoff pollution in our local wate..
New Series Highlights "Utility of the Future" Challenges
The Retail Energy Practice of global economic consultancy The Brattle Group is producing a series of briefs that provide an integrated view into potential utility responses to the challenges and trends associated with the “Utility of the Future” (UoF). “The business model that has worked for utilit..
Texas Town Receives $5.5 Million for Water, Wastewater Projects
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has approved financial assistance in the amount of $5.5 million, consisting of a $1.6 million loan from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and a $3.9 million loan from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, to the city of Gladewater. The assistance provi..
Georgia Utility Awards Sewer Contract
The Walker County Water & Sewerage Authority (WCWSA) has awarded a $297,000 contract to Insituform, an Aegion Company, to combat millions of gallons of stormwater infiltrating its system. The project involves renewing and extending the life of 11,000 feet of sewer line, utilizing a cured in place p..
More than $16 Million Awarded for South Dakota Water, Wastewater Projects
The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources has approved more than $16 million for water and wastewater projects. Loans were awarded to the following municipalities: Eagle Butte, $940,000 in two loans, which includes a $670,000 loan for sanitary and storm sewer improv..
New Study Highlights How to Make Infrastructure Relevant Again
Brodeur Partners, a global strategic communications firm, today announced the results of a new study, “Making Infrastructure Relevant Again” which looks at voters’ sense of urgency toward the nation’s aging infrastructure. Among other things, the study revealed that voters give high marks to the..
Company Removing Chemical from North Carolina Water
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A company says it will remove an unregulated chemical from wastewater that’s been dumped in the Cape Fear River in North Carolina for more than 35 years. Chemours of Wilmington, Delaware, said Tuesday it will capture the GenX chemical and dispose of it. North Carolina Envir..
Autopsy: Asphyxia From Gas Cause of Man's Death in Sewer Pit
DECATUR, Ind. (AP) — An autopsy has determined that a 40-year-old Indiana man died of asphyxia from toxic gas while working in a sewer pit at a Decatur meat shop. The Adams County coroner on Thursday identified the victim as Justin Manley of Decatur. Another man, Mark Manley, was in critical ..
Broken Illinois Line Dumping Sewage Into Mississippi River
GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a sewer line in southern Illinois broke last month and daily is dumping about 2 million gallons of storm water and sewage into the Mississippi River. The Belleville News-Democrat reported Friday (http://bit.ly/2t3KVEi ) that the Metro East Sanitary Di..
Underground Construction Industry Applauds Proposed Sewer, Water Infrastructure Legislation
Legislation that would open the door to private investment in water and wastewater infrastructure investment was introduced today by U.S. Reps. John “Jimmy” Duncan (R-Tenn.) and Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.). The Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act, which would remove water and wastewater..
3 Workers Rescued in Wisconsin Trench Collapse
CUBA CITY, Wis. (AP) – Authorities say three workers have been rescued after being trapped when a trench caved in near Cuba City. Lafayette County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Troy Loeffelholz tells WKOW-TV (http://bit.ly/2tpxs6W ) one worker became trapped Tuesday when one of the walls of the eight-foot..
Couple Escapes Just Before Gas Explosion Rocks LA Home
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say an elderly Los Angeles couple escaped just before an explosion rocked their home after a contractor accidentally severed a gas line. Assistant Fire Chief Patrick Butler says the couple was saved by a gas company worker who called them out of the house moment..
Drain Pipe Collapse Forces Street Closure in Macomb County
HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A drainage pipe collapse has forced the closure of a street in Macomb County’s Harrison Township. The Macomb Daily of Mount Clemens reports (http://bit.ly/2tl9ObK ) Monday that the 48-inch pipe beneath North River Road near Interstate 94 collapsed Friday. ..
Avanti Creates New Online Video Series to Solve Sewer, Water Problems
After years of collaboration and development with multiple authorities, Avanti International today announced that Fundamentals of Municipal Grouting, a 16-module video series designed as an interactive learning experience for solving Infiltration and Inflow (I&I) issues in sanitary sewer and storm w..
Agencies Issue Public Advisory Due to Sewer Bypass
The United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment have jointly issued an Advisory for the Missouri River downstream from the confluence of Papillion Creek and the Missouri River south of Omaha. The..
Improvements In HDD Technology Over Last 50 Years
by Robert Carpenter Editor-in-Chief It is said that the last 50 years have seen more accumulation of knowledge and technological developments than in all the previous history of mankind. Today, technology, on an annual basis, is advancing geometrically. It has changed our lives in ways we cannot ev..
How To Get The Most From Your PACP-Certified Software
By NASSCO Member Ronnie Flannery-Guy, Business Development, Aqua Data Software certified by NASSCO’s Pipeline Assessment Certification Program (PACP) is required to generate and import a standard database file that is fully compatible with PACP. Contractors and system owners across the country have..
TTC Celebrates 10-Year Partnership With China For Trenchless R&D
For 27 years, the Trenchless Technology Center (TTC), an industry/university/government research center at Louisiana Tech University, has served as a global leader for the development of technologies influencing almost every aspect of trenchless construction methods. In April, the TTC’s Dr. Thomas ..
Construction Starts on $188M Tunnel to Curb Sewer Overflows
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Construction has kicked off on a $188 million tunnel to help prevent combined sewer overflows into rivers in northeastern Indiana. A groundbreaking event was held Thursday for Fort Wayne’s Three Rivers Protection and Overflow Reduction Tunnel near the city’s water pollution ..
$90 Million Contract Awarded for Construction of Stormwater Conveyance System
The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati has awarded Kokosing Industrial Inc. an $89.9 million construction contract for the Lick Run Greenway Project, a 1.5-mile stormwater conveyance system designed to keep hundreds of millions of gallons of combined sewer overflow out of the Mill Cre..
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