Sanitary Sewers

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Sanitary Sewers: - Underground pipes that carry off only domestic or industrial waste, not storm water.
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News archive for Sanitary Sewers::

A Reader's View: Mayor misses the point  -  05 Aug 2008
Mt. Vernon Register-News,...new industries and businesses, along with planning and building new city infrastructures; roads, streets, sanitary sewers, storm sewers and water mains.

Plastic bags still needed  -  05 Aug 2008
Sudbury Star,Human waste, whether it be septic system, sanitary sewers or other means, is affecting our water. Our gas lawn mowers are real air polluters.

In defence of the suburbs  -  05 Aug 2008
Ottawa Citizen,Combined storm and sanitary sewers in older neighbourhoods are sending raw sewage directly into our rivers. Fixing this will be expensive.

Voters Will Face MSD's Prop. Y On Aug. 5 Ballot  -  Aug 1, 2008
Webster Kirkwood Times,...would include design, construction, repair and replacement of new and existing disposal and treatment plants, as well storm-water and sanitary sewers.

Hickory gives final notice for inspections  -  Jul 31, 2008
Reporter Online,Sanitary sewers transport waste water from homes, and when stormwater infiltrates the sanitary sewer system backups can occur and create sewage-laden

City wants to take action to control CSO discharges  -  Jul 23, 2008
Canton Daily Ledger,Other areas checked seemed to be storm drains or inlets into storm sewers, with no sign of cross connections to sanitary sewers carrying waste, Plavec noted

Sewer holdouts get in deep  -  Jul 11, 2008
Evansville Courier & Press (subscription),Each of the 14 residents also has refused to provide reasons for their decisions to refuse to take their sump pumps out of their sanitary sewers,

Village schedules meeting on sewer options  -  Jul 23, 2008
Spinal Column Online,For the village to extend sanitary sewers down South Commerce Road from Glengary to Wolverine Drive, which would thus provide sewer hook up for the

MA town settles CWA violations with EPA  -  Jul 28, 2008
Water Technology Online,South Hadley has been under order from EPA since 1995 to work toward separating its sanitary sewers from its stormwater sewers and eliminating all

Geospatial Holdings to Present at ASCE's International Pipeline ...  -  Jul 17, 2008
MarketWatchThe Workshop's title is "Underground Pipeline Asset Management - Sanitary Sewers - State of the Art." Mr. Smith's session in the workshop will discuss

Sheridan Road update  -  Jul 31, 2008
Wilmette Life,The daily closures will occur from 7 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday while the Sheridan Road contractor installs storm and sanitary sewers.

Rain barrels make return to rescue sewers  -  Jul 11, 2008
Ledger Independent,...mandate to disconnect downspouts emptying into the city's sanitary sewers, a rain barrel display has been set up at the Mason County Public Library.

Water rate vote put off a year  -  Jul 21, 2008
London Free Press,Several council members argued to approve the three-year phase-in for water and storm sewers and five-year phase-in for sanitary sewers, because London's

Millions to Clean Sewage Problem  -  Jul 16, 2008
WEEK-TV,About 28 times a year raw sewage is sent into the Illinois because heavy rains fill combined storm and sanitary sewers. The cheapest option is to add

Road construction to begin near West High School  -  Jul 20, 2008
The Capital Times,The Madison traffic engineering department said reconstruction on water mains and storm and sanitary sewers on portions of Rugby Row, Vista Road and Eton

Recurring sewer backups a nightmare for residents  -  Jul 30, 2008
Brookfield Elm Grove Now,The city has repaired leaky manholes and sewers and upgraded sanitary sewers â€œthat were falling apartâ€? in the area over the last decade, Grisa said.

Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Announces $64 Million in Water ...  -  Jul 14, 2008
Earthtimes (press release),West Elizabeth Sanitary Authority received a $1.7 million loan and a $259013 grant to construct more than a mile of new sanitary sewers and convert the

Source of sewer problem may be private residences; Oneida Co ...  -  Jul 29, 2008
Utica Observer Dispatch,In heavy rains, stormwater floods into sanitary sewers, overwhelming the Sauquoit Creek pumpstation. Raw sewage then is mixed in with stormwater that pours

Work planned for Acton streets  -  Jul 29, 2008
Independent and Free Press,Halton Region will be replacing sanitary sewers and cast iron watermains. Halton Region council has yet to approve the contract.

Intense storm dumps record rainfall  -  Jul 24, 2008
Waterloo Record,There was some flooding, and some sanitary sewers backed up. "With climate change one of the thoughts is we will see more of this kind of weather where we

Sewer project has area residents in the dumps  -  Jul 15, 2008
The Morning Journal,All the sanitary sewers flow to the Showse Park lift station, which has backed up causing sewage to go directly to the lake. The Environmental Protection

CHRISTINA EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY END OF YEAR  -  Jul 22, 2008
Sarnia Observer,The project will result in a separation of storm and sanitary sewers and new services. Separate sewers will prevent sewage from flowing into the river

Warning sent to sewer holdouts  -  Jul 18, 2008
Evansville Courier & Press (subscription),...do not allow the city to pay for installation of sump pumps to redirect rain water from their sanitary sewers into the project's new storm water sewers.

Sewer repairs off until spring  -  Jul 7, 2008
Olean Times Herald,In May of 2004 sanitary sewers in East Olean backed up during heavy rain, flooding basements with raw sewage. Since 2004, the city has promised to replace

South Hadley Settles Clean Water Act Violations  -  Jul 25, 2008
U.S. EPA.gov (press release),The Town has been under order from EPA since 1995 to work towards separating its sanitary sewers from its storm water sewers and eliminating all discharges

The Thursday wrap  -  Jul 16, 2008
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,David K. Levdansky, two Democrats touting a loan and a grant for a local project to separate storm sewers from sanitary sewers. A worthy project to be sure.

No cash for Port Hope infrastructure  -  Jul 31, 2008
Northumberland News,...â€œWe have never been asked to supply such in-depth information (video model of municipal storm and sanitary sewers, water model study, traffic study,

Philipsburg sewer bills draw fire  -  Jul 15, 2008
Centre Daily Times,Property owners knew the extensive sewer repairs and renovations, largely to separate stormwater from sanitary sewers as mandated by the Department of

Scouting out sewer problems  -  Jul 21, 2008
The Free Lance-Star,...also includes repairing the water main that runs along US 1 and improving sanitary sewers in the Lower Hazel Run, Smith Run and City Dock areas.

State finds explosive City View gas levels  -  Jul 22, 2008
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com,EPA inspectors are alarmed by high levels of methane and polluted water seeping into storm and sanitary sewers. Areas with high gas levels include the giant

South Hadley agrees to $20000 fine for failure to comply with ...  -  Jul 28, 2008
The Republican - MassLive.com,The town has been under orders from the EPA to work toward separating sanitary sewers from storm water sewers to eliminate any sewage discharges into the

Ohio beaches rank high in bacteria levels, study finds  -  Aug 1, 2008
Press Publications Inc.,People have to put in new septic systems or tie into sanitary sewers at great costs. Why does Oregon get away with keeping silent about putting raw sewage

Canyon Cliffs will enhance community  -  Jul 15, 2008
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,Our requirement for the use of rain gardens, bioswales, the preservation of the existing wetland areas and, yes, the use of public sanitary sewers in lieu

County to upgrade intersection  -  Jul 12, 2008
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,The 240-acre area just north of Edgewood Industrial Park had water service and good roads but lacked sanitary sewers in the late 1990s when the districts

Harkin: Federal funding a maybe  -  Jul 11, 2008
Daily Nonpareil,This would involve relocation of sanitary sewers, storm sewers and water mains that would otherwise be paid by city taxpayers, he said.

City neglecting its up-and-comers?  -  Jul 10, 2008
The Wichita Eagle,His instructions should be: 1) Get Wichitaâ€™s infrastructure repaired before its too late â€¦ including streets, storm sewers, water lines, sanitary sewers,

Greening Buffalo  -  Jul 16, 2008
Artvoice,...by the Buffalo Sewer Authority, focuses on big engineering projects: building giant holding tanks and separating out storm sewers from sanitary sewers.

Promised repairs to Spencley's Lane put off for larger project  -  Jul 8, 2008
Peterborough Examiner,Council held off on resurfacing the road, citing Peterborough Utilities' plans to replace watermains in the area and city plans to replace sanitary sewers

StreetScape continues timely trend  -  Jul 22, 2008
Fort Scott Tribune,Construction workers have successfully installed sanitary sewers at both the Courtland Hotel and Aveda Day Spa, and Darlene's Antiques and Collectibles.

Voters should examine ballot issues with care  -  Jul 31, 2008
DetNews.com,Allen Park seeks approval for a $19.5 million bond issue to build sanitary sewers and comply with a judgment entered against the city by the Michigan

Juneau looks at water control issues  -  Jul 25, 2008
Beaver Dam Daily Citizen,Unfortunately, Bubolz said, too much rainwater goes into the city's sanitary sewers. "We're still trying to figure out where all the infiltration is coming

City Making Headway on Major Infrastructure Improvements  -  Jul 15, 2008
WBNG-TV,There, the City will separate the storm and sanitary sewers, repair curbs damaged by the November 2006 floods, and replace the current 6 inch water mains

Consultant reports stormwater problems fixable  -  Jul 19, 2008
Lee's Summit Tribune,...on Thursday presented the final report of a study on infiltration and inflow (also known as I and I) of storm water into the city's sanitary sewers.

ADS HDPE Pipe Receives 100-Year Service Life Approval  -  Jul 25, 2008
MarketWatch...raw materials to production - conforming to ASTM and AASHTO standards - and is specified nationwide in storm and sanitary sewers, agricultural drainage,

Proposal to replace septic systems in Point Manalapan fizzles  -  Jul 14, 2008
Palm Beach Daily News,On the Point, 71 residents favored a switch to sanitary sewers and 55 were opposed. "I think most of this is voting dollars. They don't want to spend the

Mettawa lawsuit settlement allows developer to build  -  Jul 10, 2008
Vernon Hills Review,Millennium Maintenance Management, Inc., will be allowed to develop 26 single family homes on 40 acres to be served by sanitary sewers.

Tribune Photo Lisa Koehler  -  Jul 27, 2008
Lee's Summit Tribune,...on Thursday presented the final report of a study on infiltration and inflow (also known as I and I) of storm water into the city's sanitary sewers.

Timing key for Fairland group  -  Jul 21, 2008
Shelbyville News,Those service options are police protection; fire protection; street construction, maintenance and lighting; water; sanitary sewers; storm sewers;

Mitchell Street project on track  -  Jul 11, 2008
Petoskey News-Review,...electrical and storm and sanitary sewers -- as well as reconstruction of Mitchell's surface and pedestrian island installations near intersections.

Tully Street reconstruction continues in Convoy  -  Jul 18, 2008
Times Bulletin,In all, new water lines, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, curbing, sidewalks and pavement are included. Also the railroad crossing near the western edge of

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