sewer monitor News

'us' - Utility Services has just launched the MkIV version of our acclaimed Sewer Overflow Monitoring Device - BlokAid. Packed with new features which provide increased flexibility, the BlokAid eSmart device is now also certified Intrinsically Safe. Fully self contained, the new BlokAid ...

Nov. 19, 2010

By US - Utility Services

Gwinnett County, USA, has selected FlowWorks to manage all sanitary sewer flow and rainfall monitoring data for the Department of Water Resources on annual contract. The selection was made, in part, because of FlowWorks' ability to accept data directly from Teledyne ISCO and ADS flow meters. Gwinnett County has an area of 436 square miles and a population of nearly 700,000. The county has long ...

Feb. 8, 2011

Sewer flow survey instrumentation specialist, Detectronic, has achieved ISO9001:2008 accreditation for its quality management systems from the Sira Certification Service.  The internationally recognised approval covers all aspects of manufacture, marketing, hire and maintenance of ultrasonic velocity-area flow monitors and systems. It also recognises that the Detectronic equipment is ...

Sep. 24, 2013

By Detectronic Ltd

Nivus U.K. suppliers of flow monitoring equipment have recently received another large order from sewer flow survey specialists Enviromontel of Worcester. This is the second large order Nivus have received for their PCM Pro(Ex) portable flowmeter from Enviromontel for sewer flow surveys for the U.K. water companies. The order was received following the success of the original flowmeters ordered ...

Aug. 18, 2008

By NIVUS GmbH

SolidAT together with a local partner won a bid to monitor sewer in 3 major municipalities in Israel (Holon, Netanya and Raanana). In total a several dozens of SmartScan 50 ultrasonic level sensors will monitor the sewer level and provide combined sewer overflow alerts. The municipalities chose our solution over competition due to the high performance of the ultrasonic sensor and high end ...

Jan. 21, 2010

By Solid Applied Technologies Ltd. (SolidAT)

Under the terms of a consent decree lodged in federal court today, the Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) will implement extensive remedial measures to minimize the discharge of sewage and other pollutants into the water bodies in and around Boston, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. The BWSC will also pay a civil penalty of $235,000 for ...

Aug. 23, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

For all pipe inspections – the products by Kummert GmbH are ideally suited for every occasion. Both in small nominal diameters starting at DN50 and in pipes up to DN300. Whether you need rotate-and-pivot-cameras or cameras navigating laterals – with the inspection systems by Kummert GmbH, no pipe run will remain undetected. Special emphasis should be placed on the two inspection systems Compact ...

Apr. 21, 2009

By Kummert GmbH

The City of Fort Wayne, Indiana has agreed to make an estimated $250 million worth of improvements to resolve longstanding problems with overflows from its sewer system, the U.S. Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency announced late last week. The improvements are expected to reduce the volume of Fort Wayne's untreated combined sewer overflow discharges by 900 million gallons in ...

Jan. 3, 2008

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Nivus U.K. suppliers of flow monitoring equipment have recently received another large order from sewer flow survey specialists Enviromontel of Worcester. This is the second large order Nivus have received for their PCM Pro(Ex) portable flowmeter from Enviromontel for sewer flow surveys for the U.K. water companies. The order was received following the success of the original flowmeters ordered ...

Aug. 26, 2008

By NIVUS GmbH

We interviewed Rick Fender, the Florida State Certified Plumbing and Underground Utility Contractor for Cloud 9 Services, Inc., to learn more about the dangers of sewage spills and the benefits of this new system. Cloud 9 Services, Inc. was asked to explain how this lift station monitoring is accomplished, and how this affects everyone. ...

Dec. 31, 2012

NOV Mono has secured a significant success by being nominated as the preferred supplier for a major new pressure sewer network in Australia. Having evaluated various other alternatives, urban water corporation Wannon Water has chosen Mono’s innovative InviziQ pressure sewer system as the most cost-effective and easy-maintenance option for the Dutton Way project in Portland, Victoria. The ...

Jul. 24, 2014

By NOV (manufacturer of Mono™ products)

Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today announced the newest release of its RDII Analyst (Rainfall-Derived Inflow and Infiltration) for InfoSWMM and ...

Mar. 15, 2016

By Innovyze

EPA is releasing for public comment draft general permit for small “Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems” (MS4) located in Mass. The new permits, when finalized, will update efforts in up to 260 municipalities, better protecting rivers, streams, ponds, lakes and wetlands across Massachusetts. EPA previously released draft general permits for small MS4s in North Coastal Watersheds in ...

Sep. 30, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today announced the newest release of its RDII Analyst (Rainfall-Derived Inflow and Infiltration) for InfoSWMM and ...

Feb. 23, 2016

By Innovyze

Mobile, Ala., has completed all work required under a 2002 consent decree resolving the city’s violations of the Clean Water Act and Alabama Water Pollution Control Act. The city’s Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners (Board) has paid the original $99,000 (federal) and $15,000 (state) civil penalties, as well as stipulated penalties totaling $476,000, and implemented related ...

Nov. 15, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency yesterday issued a compliance order to the Guam Waterworks Authority to take immediate steps to repair a broken sewer force main located near the Southern Link Sewage Lift Station in Dededo, Guam. GWA has two weeks to repair or replace the broken 36-inch diameter force main and eliminate any wastewater spills resulting from the break. The utility needs to ...

Oct. 1, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Most people have at one time or another walked into a home or building and were faced with the unpleasant odors associated with sewer gas. Sewer gas is a complex mixture of toxic and nontoxic gases that can be present in a home, school, business, or other type of building depending on various circumstances.   Sewer gas is formed during the decay ...

Oct. 17, 2016

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice announced today that the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) has agreed to make significant upgrades to reduce overflows from its sewer system and pay a $2.6 million civil penalty to resolve Clean Water Act (CWA) violations stemming from illegal discharges of raw sewage. The state of Texas is a co-plaintiff in this case and ...

Jul. 23, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice and the state of Arkansas announced that the city of Fort Smith, Ark. will upgrade its sewer collection and treatment system over the next 12 years to reduce discharges of raw sewage and other pollutants into local waterways. This work is expected to cost $255 million plus the cost of routine operation and maintenance. ...

Jan. 5, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) with the regional 2014 EPA Rain Catcher Award in the Municipal Category. The award was given at an award ceremony during the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4/International Erosion Control Association Municipal Wet Weather Stormwater Conference, in Charlotte, ...

Aug. 19, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency