manhole News
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ASTM C1244M - 11 standard test method for concrete sewer manholes by the negative air pressure (Vacuum) test prior to backfill (Metric)
This is not a routine test. The values recorded are applicable only to the manhole being tested and at the time of testing. 1. Scope 1.1 This test method covers procedures for testing precast concrete manhole sections when using the vacuum test method to demonstrate the integrity of the installed materials and the construction procedures. This test method is used for ...
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$1,116,000 Grant to Omaha, Neb., for Sewer Improvements
EPA has awarded $1,116,000 to Omaha, Neb., for sewer improvements. The project is expected to be completed by the spring of 2013. EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks said, “The sewer separation project will reduce sewer overflows and sewer backup problems which will help to improve water quality and public health. This grant will partially fund the construction project which is ...
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$485,000 to city of fayetteville, Arkansas for sewer project
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is helping the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, address residential sewer backups, which occur during moderate to heavy rainfall, by replacing undersized sanitary sewer pipe with larger diameter pipe. EPA awarded $485,000 to the city to ensure clean water systems and rehabilitated about 90 manholes. EPA oversees the protection of water quality, ...
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Veolia ES industrial services acquires Pacific Liners
Veolia Environmental Services announced that its Industrial Services unit (Baytown, TX) has acquired Pacific Liners (Vacaville, CA), a provider of pipe and sewer line restoration services. Pacific Liners, which recorded $21 million in revenues during 2007, uses trenchless technology to provide cleaning, inspection, pipeline restoration, and manhole and structure rehabilitation services in ...
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ASTM C1619 - 11 standard specification for elastomeric seals for joining concrete structures
This specification covers the physical property requirements of elastomeric seals (gaskets) used to seal the joints of precast concrete structures used in gravity and low head pressure applications. The seals shall be classified as: Class A; Class B; Class C; Class D; and Class E. All gaskets shall be extruded or molded in such a manner that any ...
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Russell Stover Candies, Inc., to pay $585,000 penalty to settle violations of clean water act at its Iola, Kansas, facility
Russell Stover Candies, Inc., has agreed to pay a $585,000 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act at its facility in Iola, Kan., the U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency announced today. In June 2008, EPA performed an audit of the City of Iola’s pretreatment implementation activities. During the audit, EPA identified numerous ...
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Insituform Wins Contract Valued at $7 Million in Honolulu, Hawaii
ST. LOUIS - Insituform Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: INSU) announced today that it has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $7 million by the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii to rehabilitate nearly 1,400 feet of a 69-inch diameter pipeline beneath Ala Moana Boulevard, one of the main access roads to Waikiki Beach. Using Insituform® CIPP on this project will ...
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Aquatech team springs to action
A plugged sanitary sewer line is no laughing matter — especially when combined with an expected rain storm and an environmentally-sensitive landscape. That was the situation faced by the city of Markham and York Region last spring as a plugged line threatened to overflow into the Rouge River watershed. Aquatech, a Markham-based contractor specializing in rapid response to such situations, ...
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RS Technik Debuts New Website to Serve Trenchless Water and Sewer Infrastructure Rehabilitation Market in the Americas
RS Technik recently launched http://www.rstechnik.us, to promote epoxy cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) and other trenchless technologies. The new website features a complete line of environmentally friendly solutions featuring Dow® specially formulated epoxy resins. Responding to the demand for sustainable, styrene-free cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) solutions, RS Technik offers RS BlueLine®, for ...
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City of Mankato, Minnesota Awards Its First CIPP Project Valued at $5.1 Million to Insituform
ST. LOUIS - Insituform Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: INSU) announced today it has been awarded the first cured-in-place pipe project in Mankato, Minnesota’s history. This $5.1 million contract award will allow Insituform to rehabilitate 10,000 feet of 42-inch diameter sanitary sewer pipelines in the commercial and historic downtown areas of Mankato. “Insituform ...
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Introducing BioSTEP: a step up for small-diameter sewer systems
A beautiful piece of land is available to build a wonderful community, but everything seems to halt when it comes to wastewater, sewering, and septic. The BioSTEP can help solve this problem by providing land developers with innovative, “sewer-like” transfer and treatment options. An affordable, low-maintenance screened pumping system, the BioSTEP is designed to transfer screened ...
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U.S. EPA and U.S. Navy reach agreement on infrastructure upgrades at the Apra Harbor wastewater treatment plant and sewer system
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Navy have completed a compliance agreement that sets out a schedule of upgrades the Navy will make at its Naval Base Guam to the Navy’s Apra Harbor wastewater treatment plant and sewer system. “The Navy has made a substantial commitment of resources to comply with this agreement," said Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator for ...
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ASTM C14 - 11 standard specification for nonreinforced concrete sewer, storm drain, and culvert pipe
This specification covers nonreinforced concrete pipe intended to be used for the conveyance of sewage, industrial wastes, storm water, and for the construction of culverts. Pipe manufactured according to this specification shall be of three classes of nonreinforced concrete pipe identified as Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3. These pipes shall conform to the strength requirements given in this ...
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Sewage Contamination Dangers Exposed in New Educational Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. The video is about sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and the health hazards for building occupants exposed to the aftermath. Sanitary sewer overflows happen every day across the nation. When they occur they can spread raw sewage into basements and out of manholes and cause ...
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Don’t Just Replace a Check Valve, Upgrade It!
Just over 300 miles northwest of Santa Monica, CA, where the world’s first marine outfall was installed in 1910, check valves are being re-designed and engineered for outfalls all over the world. Outfalls – which are essentially discharge points of a waste stream into rivers, drains, sewers, or other bodies of water – are located in thousands of places across the planet. Many of ...
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IAC wins evaluation and repair contract
Saline Water Conversion Corporation ($WeC), the gcNernment corpor,ltion operating desalination plants in Saudi Arabia, recognised Ihe need for a comprehensive evaluation and rehabilitation program 10 reduce potential blockages and fOad coUapses m the extensive network of sewers at their large AI-Khobar City facility in Eastern Province of the Kingdom. SWCC floated a tender 10 evaluate and rep31r ...
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Introducing BioSTEP®: a step up for small-diameter sewer systems
After years of R&D testing and careful product packaging, Bio-Microbics, Inc. introduces the BioSTEP® screened pumping system, an affordable, low-maintenance pump package designed to transfer screened liquids in numerous small-diameter, decentralized collection applications. Builders and developers directly benefit from the use of BioSTEP in low-lying areas, hilly terrain and areas with poor ...
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Knoxville Utilities Board Meets Major Consent Decree Milestones
The Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) has completed a mix of sewer replacement, rehabilitation and ongoing maintenance work together with two supplemental environmental projects throughout Knoxville and Knox County, as required under a 2005 consent decree. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) and the Tennessee Clean Water Network were co-plaintiffs with the United States ...
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Sewage Overflow Health Dangers: What Homeowners Need to Know
Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs) happen every day across the nation and the Mid-Atlantic region is no exception. When they occur they can spread raw sewage into basements and out of manholes that cause extensive damage and the risk of disease in both indoor and outdoor environments. According to Delaware’s Division of Public Health, “Human waste contains many organisms that have ...
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American Water (AWK) unit to purchase sewer assets for $231 million
Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (AWK), has signed an agreement with the Butler Area Sewer Authority (BASA) to purchase its wastewater system for $231.5 million. The system serves nearly 15,000 customers over 32.5 square miles, including the City of Butler; Butler and Center townships; East Butler Borough; and parts of Connoquenessing Borough, Summit and Oakland ...
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