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In 2004, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an order to Taunton, Massachusetts to eliminate all CSO from its water systems. Originally the city was given a 2013 deadline, but this has since been extended. Years ago, city managers concluded that relining aged sewer lines is far …
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The Water Environment Federation, or WEF, as it's known in the industry, has always celebrated thinking outside the box when it comes to water strategies and technologies. Eileen O'Neill, Executive Director of WEF comments as Water Week 2015 approaches and experts all over the USA get ready to …
Mayor Richard Brunst, of the City of Orem, Utah, has brought infrastructure to the forefront of his attention in a recent interview. He says that to "continue in the future to have good roads, clean water, efficient sewer service, and excellent police and fire service, it is imperative that we …
Last week, more than 90 experts from different areas of expertise ranging from industry to non-profit agencies converged at Colombia University, New York to discuss crises and opportunities and to develop a future plan for collaboration. This new initiative titled "America's Water" aims to build …
State officials have ordered several North Jersey towns and sewer authorities to begin developing ways to cut down on the copious amounts of human waste that goes into the Hackensack, Passaic, and Hudson rivers annually. Many of these small towns are years away from constructing new …
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Richmond, Virginia has had a fair amount of problems with its water mains recently which has led the city to debate whether they should or shouldn't boil their water. Their outdated combined sewer overflow system is constantly keeping residents guessing as to how much waste the city is dumping in …
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New Orleans is a city that deals with water issues on a sometimes daily basis. As flood-level water pours in, they have a system of levees and pump stations that can have the city clear of the water in 30 minutes. This all seems good at surface level, but below the surface, problems abound. The …
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In the 1950s, towns and cities across America invested in wastewater and water infrastructure, improving and constructing all the necessary systems and installing pipes in place. Then the focus of these towns and cities moved to other things until now. It becomes more obvious every day that …
In the previous post "How To Define Levels of Service with the Community", Ross shared their experience in New Zealand. He continued explaining the importance of determining the customer and technical levels of service levels. Ross explained: So when we first developed service levels, what …
In January, Senator Charles Schumer tried to convince a federal agency to approve an application for funding from the City of Kingston, New York, to repair a wastewater treatment plant damaged by superstorm Sandy. Kingston officials have applied for funding from the Federal Emergency Management …
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The City of Columbus, Ohio has spent over a billion dollars on it's Wet Weather Management Plan since 2005. Most of that has gone towards wastewater treatment plants and a combined sewer overflow tunnel, which have done much good for Columbus' issues. However, sanitary sewers overflow (SSO) …
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A project that has been years in the making, and is considered the biggest project in the history of the area, is soon to officially start in Sacramento, California. The "Echo" project is to begin in May, but some preliminary work has already started. KCRA reports: "With an estimated price …
