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Builders fill sewer with concrete

A WATER company is suing a house builder for £500,000 after they stopped people flushing their loos by pouring 30 tonnes of concrete down a sewer. The blunder caused chaos in Salford, Lancashire when the concrete set hard along about 43 metres of the public Victorian sewer. People could not flush their toilets for three days on Aspull Walk, Salford as engineers installed an emergency ...

May 12, 2014

By United Utilities

US$768,000 grant to Iola, Kan., for sewer project

EPA has awarded US$768,000 to Iola, Kan., for improvements to the sewer system. EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks said, “It’s always a pleasure to help Kansas communities better protect their water resources. These water infrastructure funds will partially fund the construction project which is estimated to cost US$2.6 million.” The purpose of the project is to repair and ...

Aug. 3, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA to initiate rulemaking to reduce harmful effects of sanitary sewer overflows

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is initiating a rulemaking to better protect the environment and public health from the harmful effects of sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and basement backups. In many cities, SSOs and basement backups occur because of blockages, broken pipes and excessive water flowing into the pipes. SSOs present environmental and health problems because they ...

May 27, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

SolidAT win sewer monitoring project in 3 major municipalities

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)

Sewer Gas Testing and Consulting Services Allow Residents of Puerto Rico to Breathe Easier

Sewer gas is a complex mixture of toxic and nontoxic gases that can be present in a home, school or building depending on various circumstances. It is formed during the decay of household and industrial waste. There can be highly toxic components of sewer gas which include hydrogen sulfide and ammonia. Sewer gas also contains methane, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide ...

Apr. 26, 2016

By Zimmetry Environmental

Building Damage from Sanitary Sewer Overflows Can Create Serious Health Concerns and Costly Repairs

Sanitary sewer overflows happen every day across the nation. When they occur they can spread raw sewage into homes and businesses and cause extensive damage and the risk of disease in both indoor and outdoor environments. These unpleasant occurrences can be caused by many factors, but they are typically associated with sewer pipe blockages caused by ...

Apr. 27, 2015

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Identifying Sewer Gas and Air Quality Issues in New York Buildings Allows Residents to Breathe Easier

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

Innovyze releases InfoMaster sewer; next generation analytics-centric asset management for smart water networks for digital utilities

Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for wet infrastructure, today announced the worldwide release of InfoMaster Sewer for the enterprise management and analysis of sewer collection system data. The InfoMaster product suite provides critical insight to all utility enterprise ...

May 15, 2012

By Innovyze

Innovyze releases InfoMaster Sewer Generation V2.5, Expanding ArcGIS-based Asset Management for Smart Water Networks

Innovyze, a leading global innovator of wet infrastructure modeling and simulation software and technologies, today introduced InfoMaster Sewer Generation V2.5 with new and improved analysis and reporting applications to enhance capital and operational planning; expand PACP data support; and automate asset renewal, ...

Mar. 5, 2013

By Innovyze

Jackson, Mississippi Expands Use Of In-Pipe Technology For Municipal Wastewater Treatment

In-Pipe Technology Deployed System-Wide to Reduce Operating Costs Wheaton, IL — The City of Jackson, MS expanded its use of In-Pipe Technology® (In-Pipe) in an effort to improve overall operating efficiency and performance of its treatment plants and sewer collection systems. With a population of approximately 180,000, Jackson is served by three wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). Severn ...

Oct. 2, 2006

By In-Pipe Technology Company, Inc.

Innovyze releases InfoMaster Sewer Generation V3.0, raising the bar for analytics-driven asset management for smart network operations

Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today introduced InfoMaster Sewer Generation V3.0 with new and improved analysis and reporting applications. Advances include enhanced capital and operational planning; expanded data support for NASSCO PACP ...

May 21, 2013

By Innovyze

Innovyze Releases Second-Generation InfoMaster Sewer, Expanding ArcGIS-based Asset Management for Smart Water Networks

Innovyze, a leading global innovator of wet infrastructure modeling and simulation software and technologies, today announced the release of InfoMaster Sewer Generation V2 for enterprise management and analysis of sewer collection system data. The InfoMaster product suite provides ...

Nov. 14, 2012

By Innovyze

Innovyze Releases InfoMaster V5.5 With Expanded Pipe Inspection Coding, Non-Homogeneous Poisson Process Asset Deterioration Model, Nessie Curve

Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today introduced InfoMaster Generation V5.5, with expanded pipe inspection coding support, economic-based Nessie curve for forecasting capital expenditures needs as well as new and improved analysis and ...

Apr. 28, 2015

By Innovyze

Innovyze Releases InfoMaster V5.0 With Extended Work Order Management, Valve Criticality Analysis, Linear Extended Yule Process Pipe Failure Model

Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today introduced InfoMaster Generation V5.0, with new and improved analysis and reporting applications. Where other ERP systems are focused on electronic records management, InfoMaster is built from the ...

Dec. 16, 2014

By Innovyze

Thames Water launches `Bin it - don`t block` campaign

Thames Water has urged people not to throw food waste or cooking fat down toilets as part of a campaign called Bin it – don’t block it to stop “sewer abuse”. Thames Water chief operating officer Steve Shine said: “This year alone we have had to deal with 55,000 blockages in London and the Thames Valley, resulting in flooding to 7,000 homes and gardens. “The majority of blockages are caused ...

Aug. 17, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Don`t let fat put a drain on Christmas

Tipping left over fat and grease from the Christmas turkey down the kitchen sink could cause some unwelcome woes this holiday, and the Consumer Council for Water is calling for consumers to think twice before dumping fat, oil or grease down the drain. It is all too easy to simply rinse the fat and oil from greasy pots and pans down the drain with soap and hot water, but as the fat cools it will ...

Dec. 15, 2008

Riobra to optimise key flemish wastewater networks

Belgian wastewater utility Riobra has successfully implemented MWH Soft"s InfoNet solution to plan, construct, renovate and maintain a number of key Flemish wastewater networks. Central to Riobra"s approach are its GIS system and its enterprise administrative database, iSeries. The company"s goal is to keep these systems up to date so that it can provide accurate information to its customers - ...

Jul. 26, 2010

Plan for less water down drain warns UK environment agency report

Drainage design standards should be reviewed and guidance developed for retrofitting water efficient fixtures and fittings to ensure sewerage systems can work with less water, says the just-released Environment Agency report ‘Less Water To Waste’. The joint investigation by scientists and water experts examined concerns that increasing water efficiency in the home and office could result in bad ...

Apr. 9, 2008

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

Sewage Contamination Causes Concerns for the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners

Last month, it was reported that the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners were forced to use the same locker room at the Coliseum. This resulted after a sewage backup flooded both team’s locker rooms, forcing them to share the Oakland Raiders’ facilities. This is not the first time that backed up plumbing has caused issues at the 47 year old stadium. Although ...

Jul. 3, 2013

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.

Water company fined for sewage spills at Devon holiday resort

South West Water has been ordered to pay £60,300 in fines and costs for polluting two beaches at Salcombe in South Devon. The case was brought by the Environment Agency. Sewage spills occurred in August 2012 during the Salcombe annual regatta. On August 6 the Agency responded to reports of pollution at South Sands. It found sewage leaking from a corroded inspection hatch and flowing down ...

Nov. 25, 2013

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

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