Engineers in the tiny island nation of Singapore have been constructing a state of the art new sewer system, know as the DTSS (Deep Tunnel Sewer System). Phase one of the project was completed in 2008 …
Infrastructure Asset Management Solution to US Septic System Challenge
Nearly one-fifth of households in the USA are attached to septic tanks. These systems are generally fine when they are properly maintained but problems have become more frequent within these small …
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Dealing with Montreal’s Sewage – Infrastructure Management Thoughts
The city of Montreal, Quebec had planned to dump 7.5 billion liters of wastewater into the nearby St. Lawrence River on the 25th of October 2015, but the government, just one week away from the …
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Richmond Hill, Georgia Builds New Wastewater Plant to Keep Water Permit
The city of Richmond Hill is due to complete its new Sterling Creek wastewater treatment facility in October 2015. The city has had a rocky road with its wastewater treatment in the past, receiving …
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Infrastructure Asset Management – Detroit’s ‘Blue Infrastructure’ Project
Detroit, Michigan is soon to discover whether an innovative landscape concept is known as "blue infrastructure" will work to save taxpayers money. Blue infrastructure is the practice of using …
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