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The article evaluates the use of smart sewer technology and digital water solutions by the City of Buffalo, in partnership with Xylem and Burns & McDonnell, to transform their existing gravity sewer system and address combined sewer overflow (CSO) issues. It mentions that the adoption of technology has resulted in a significant reduction in CSO and a substantial cost savings for the city.

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The article discusses the issue of fatbergs, which are large masses of waste that block sewer and wastewater treatment systems in the UK. Yorkshire Water has partnered with startup EcoClarity to address this problem by trialling a technology that can separate fats, oils, and grease from wastewater. The technology aims to convert the waste into oil suitable for biodiesel production. The article also mentions that US water projects will receive a cash injection of $7.5 billion from the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, bringing the total investment to $32.8 billion. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the issue of sewage discharge into the environment. It explores engineering solutions to prevent sewer overflows, including treating existing combined sewer overflows (CSOs), increasing wastewater treatment capacity, implementing smart sewer technologies for real-time monitoring, and reducing stormwater inputs through upstream measures like separation and capturing.

The share of electric vehicles in the commercial vehicle sector is still low, but the obstacles on the path to a successful transition are becoming increasingly clear. Various electric vehicles were presented at the IFAT trade fair, including the Trombia sweeping robot and the fully electric eEconic truck from Mercedes. Bucher Municipal also presented the fully electric compact sweeper CityCat VR50e. The electrification of commercial vehicles is growing due to stricter rules and regulations in the EU and North America. The IAA Transportation in Hannover will address the topic of the transportation transition and involve new partners such as trade associations, delivery services, and energy providers. Volvo Trucks is vigorously driving the electrification and offers battery-electric vehicles in all model ranges. The article deals with the challenge of energy supply for municipal and commercial vehicles. Volvo Trucks offers its customers charging strategy solutions to meet the energy demand during working hours. It is pointed out that electrification is not possible for all tasks, as the energy demand of some devices is too high. Therefore, alternative drive solutions are being considered. Hydraulic systems continue to be used for tasks that require a lot of power. Manufacturers are working on finding meaningful solutions for various use cases and reducing fuel consumption during operation. [Extracted from the article]

Recently, wastewater analysis, also known as wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE), has become an established approach for retrieving additional epidemiological information for evaluating the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco at the population level. WBE relies on the analysis of human metabolites (biomarkers) in urban wastewater to monitor and back-estimate substance use in the studied populations. Biomarkers of interest are typically identified and quantified with target analytical methods using liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). However, high-resolution and accurate mass spectrometry are also used in WBE to perform suspect and nontarget screening for emerging substances, such as new psychoactive substances and their metabolites, in wastewater and public urinals. This article presents an overview of the recent analytical frameworks and workflows for target and suspect analyses using low- and high-resolution mass spectrometry and discusses the latest advances in WBE. Finally, it briefly discusses future perspectives and developments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In an era marked by digitization and a changing environment, water and sewer organizations are facing a difficult future. "While technology will make data collection easier, the water community has a profound obligation to properly curate and protect consumer information. [Extracted from the article]

Water samples were obtained from the Tar River and a local water treatment plant in eastern North Carolina in spring 2013 and fall 2015 to monitor the presence of a panel of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs). Samples were extracted by solid-phase extraction (SPE) or liquid-liquid extraction and analyzed for parent PPCPs and their metabolites by high performance liquid chromatography-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (HPLC-TOF-MS) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Both extraction and detection methods were compared by their recoveries and detection limits for each compound. Many parent PPCPs and their metabolites were detected including: carbamazepine, iminostillbene, oxcarbazepine, epiandrosterone, loratadine, (3-estradiol, tridosan, and others. Liquid-liquid extraction was found to provide overall superior recoveries. Furthermore, HPLC-TOF-MS yielded lower detection limits than GC-MS. Library searching of additional peaks identified further compounds with biological activity. Additionally, the effectiveness of the treatment plant on the removal of the compounds of interest is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article explains the use of Vortex Draft Shaft (VDS) for easing the vertical flow of stormwater into drainage and sewers of water systems. Topics covered include the solution of Wessex Water on having an Energy Dissipation Unit, the drop pipe concept and drop shaft constructions through the existing access shaft for minimal construction procedure. Also mentioned are re-development of the Swansea Waterfront, installation of the HydroVDS in collaboration with Hydro International.

The article discusses that Buenos Aires, the Matanza Riachuelo River passes through one of the world's most polluted urban areas and empties into the River Plate, a large estuary that connects to the Atlantic Ocean. It mentions that the project's owner, the utility Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos S.A. (AySA), originally planned to get the system working next year.

The article explores the Waco Metropolitan Area Regional Sewerage System (WMARSS) Plant in Texas. It notes that the plant, which has an average influent flow of 25 million gallons per day with a rated capacity of 37.8 million gallons per day, also serves neighboring municipalities in Waco. It focuses on how the plant controls the quantity of organics that enter for processing.

The article reports that Researchers at The Ohio State University looked to develop a more encompassing model to account for the numerous factors and uncertainties that affect behavior of concrete sewer pipes. It mentions as systems age and the population continues to grow, the gap between needed funding and available funding will continue to widen as well.

The article reports the private sector is preparing to take advantage of the fact that governments around Australia will invest substantially in water and sewerage infrastructure projects. The small Sydney-based company, Services Sydney has obtained the right to compete with state-owned Sydney Water to offer water and sewerage services in the city. INSET: New player in Sydney water..

Focuses on the efforts of public works director Steve Varela in the construction Reno Transportation Access Corridor project in Nevada. Value of the project; Use of the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loan program of the U.S. Department of Transportation by Varela to finance the project; Creation of a sewer maintenance strategic plan. INSET: Steve Varela at a glance.

ARKANSAS The Arkansas Dept. of Transportation is planning an improvement project for Interstate 30 in Saline County. CALIFORNIA Terra-Gen is planning to construct the Edwards & Sanborn solar power and energy storage facility on two separate sites, totaling 2,006 acres, in Kern County. Arkansas Dept. of Transportation, P.O. Box 2261, Little Rock, 72203. [Extracted from the article]

Reports on the upgrades of the sewerage system bureaucracy in Miami, Florida initiated by utility manager, Anthony Clemente. Clemente's experience and background in the administration of water and sewerage systems; Challenges encountered addressing the impact of the city's population growth on the sewer system; Installation of high-technology facilities to boost the system's service capacity. INSET: Different styles..

Discusses the comprehensive sewer upgrade program in Nashville, Tennessee. Expansion of central wastewater treatment plant capacity; Moratorium on sewer hook ups; Establishment of an 50 percent infiltration and inflow elimination goal called the Waste Capacity Management Plan; Overflow abatement program.

Describes the Temple-Belton Regional Sewerage System wastewater treatment facility's learning curve to manage odors in Texas. Odor problems; Identification of odor sources; Oxygen depletion and shift to combined approach; State of stability; Operator enlightenment; Educating customers and the public.

The article focuses on the construction of the phase two project on Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS ) in Singapore. Topics discussed include the installation of the corrosion protection lining in DTSS 1 which mitigate sulphuric acid attacking the lining, the primary consideration in system resiliency as part operation and maintenance in DTSS, and the several nations engaged in deep tunneling projects including Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates, Qatar and London.

The article explains the role of active monitoring in boosting wastewater containment operations of Severn Trent Water (STW) in Great Britain. The concept has been applied on the Long Term Sewer Monitoring framework of the utility with Detectronic, as they sought to boost network management and cut pollution by sewer monitoring instrumentation. Detectronic has installed 325 multi-sensor flow monitors that measure rate and depth of wastewater flow in sewers.

The article offers information on the factors to be considered in discharging stormwater to publicly owned sanitary sewer system in the U.S. It states that the ability of conveyance system to handle additional flow from industrial stormwater must be considered. In addition, the capacity of the treatment system to handle additional flow must be measured. Moreover, industry must be identified if it can provide adequate safeguards to protect publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) infrastructure.

The article informs about sewer heat recovery system project that will use thermal energy from nearby sewer pipelines to heat and cool seven buildings on a new 250-acre academic campus in Denver. It mentions that the heat recovery systems using a variety of sources including biomass, solid waste, and wastewater have been around for decades, this project, at Denver's National Western Center, represents one of the largest applications of using wastewater as part of a district energy system.

Reports on the successful salvaging of a tunnel boring machine in Hull, England, in 2001. Rebuilding of collapsed section of sewer line using a horizontal ground freezing technique; Trapping of the multi-million dollar boring machine in the water-filled tunnel since late 1998.

Presents an approach to wet weather events management for businesses in the United States. Increased public awareness of problems associated with storm water and combined sewer overflows; Move of European countries to develop compact, space-saving methods and processes to manage wet weather flows; Source control of storm water flow rates; Creation of retention capacity upstream in the sewer system.

The article evaluates the architectural design of the OARS augmentation and relief sewer in Columbus, Ohio, that was designed by the architectural firm Corp.

The article offers information on the delay in the opening of a terminal at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans, Louisiana, due to subsidence found in the facility's sewer line which disrupts the gravity flow of waste.

The article discusses no use of masonry in sewer lines and existence in urban systems in the U.S. such as in San Francisco and mentions that archaeologists will wonder the way people survived on electron fed sewage into pipelines that might have been built by Romans. Topics discussed include less attention deserved by the project of upgrading aging sewers and water pipes, labor performed on soaring building frames and retirement of masonry water or sewer line.

The article offers information on wet wipes becoming an expensive problem in sewage systems in the U.S. According to pumping manager Hiram Tanner at the District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, wipes can build up and create blockages as soon as they enter the sewer system. A federal class-action lawsuit filed by the city of Wyoming, Minnesota against six makers of pre-moistened flushable wipes for alleged harm to their infrastructure is also cited.

The article offers information on the Sewer System Improvement Program (SSIP) to address the problems of sewer infrastructure with upgrading the old system serving several customers.

The article reports on the consent decreee endorsed by a federal judge to rehabilitate the century-old sewer system of Baltimore, clearing the way for a $1.6-billion strategy in stopping gallons of wastewater from leaking into the Inner Harbor and Chesapeake Bay in Maryland in 2017.

The article offers information on the SuperJet truck-mounted jetter to clean municipal and residential sewer lines, from Super Products LLC.

The article offers information on the safety of tunnels in the New York City after Hurricane Sandy on October 22, 2012. It mentions that large volumes of water cut off access to rail and road transport, sewerage systems that could result in instability of tunnel walls after the Hurricane which removed unwanted water from the network of tunnels in Manhattan, Xylem's Godwin dewatering pump. It informs that safety of customers, emergency personnel and communities was the vital concern.

The article focuses on public-private partnerships (PPPs) in water supply and sewerage services in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. A third request for bids for a PPP lease contract was issued by the Parastatal Sector Reform Commission to run the city's water. The City Water Services Limited (CWS) was created and engaged under a contract with the Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage Authority (DAWASA). The failure of CWS is discussed, including its failure to meet obligations under the lease contract.

Several charts showing data related to the construction industry are presented, including cost indexes of cities across the U.S., "ENR: Engineering News-Record's" Materials Price Indexes, and sewer, water, and drain pipes in Canada.

The article reports on the installation of several sanitary sewer manholes in lined with AGRU protective liners and fabricated with PREDL FRP Base Liners at the Lower Sycolin Sewage Project in Leesburg, Virginia.

The article reports that St. Petersburg, Florida dumped almost 10 million gallons of wastewater into Tampa Bay, Florida after flooding from Tropical Storm Collin inundated its sewer system. The move was undertaken to ease pressure on the sewer systems and lighten the overload that the storm caused on wastewater treatment facilities in the area. City officials will meet with officials from Florida Department of Environmental Protection to determine if the city overstepped its wastewater permit.

The article focuses on Andy Mickelson of Taco's iWorX and his strategy of doing plumbing business. It mentions that Mickelson has an extensive knowledge on repairing boilers and other heating systems such as that of the First American Title Co. in Missoula. It offers the insights of Kim Serba, vice president for First American, on the efficiency of Mickelson on the job.

The article reports on the Bega Valley Sewerage Program which installs pressurized sewerage collection systems coupled with membrane bioreactors (MBR) in New South Wales. It is expressed that the system improves effluent quality of wastewater treatment for reuse in public facilities. The program enhances the biological nutrient removal facilities of the existing plants and install greenfield sewerage systems in five villages. Furthermore, MBR guarantees high-quality water and can accommodate future demand with minimal supervision.

This article presents information on the growth of the construction industry in the U.S. The article compares the growth in the public construction and private nonresidential work. School construction grew to 14% and above to $15 billion. Work in the sewage and waste disposal market and the conservation market rose to 28%, which is above the first quarter total of 2005.

Westchester County's main line in New York city, the Saw Mill Valley Trunk Sewer which traverses the town adjacent to the Saw Mill Parkway and carries sewage to a treatment plant in Yonkers was originally constructed in the 1940s and was showing signs of aging. In this regard, officials and city engineers has launched a maintenance and repair program to prolong the life of the sewer. However, in December 2002, a major pipeline collapse occurred at the intersection of Route 119 and the Saw Mill Parkway. Three possible solutions were evaluated including open cut replacement and two rehabilitation methods. The project was started in December 2003 and despite the winter weather, the project was substantially complete by February 2004 indicating the success of the pipeline rehabilitation project and improved pipeline service in the area.

The article presents information about the sewer line along Almeda Road. It started off as a typical urban pothole on Almeda Road in Houston, but soon grew to about 60 feet by 40 feet--big enough to swallow a full-size car. It closed the road for months, disrupting local businesses and incurring about $10 million in repair costs. With the city's infrastructure continuing to age, failures of existing systems, and even complete collapse of deteriorated pipe and structures, were not hard to find. With over 100 miles of large diameter, monolithically cast in place pipe, the city of Houston was no stranger to the sinkhole phenomenon.

Reports on the decision of U.S. courts that local governments that own, operate and maintain sanitary sewer systems can be held responsible for contaminated soil and groundwater. Attempt of Lodi, California, to persuade a U.S. federal judge that it is not liable for the groundwater contamination caused by chemicals and solvents that area businesses once routinely dumped down their drains and that escaped through sewer leaks; Court cases in the 1990s with differing results which serve as benchmarks for litigations; Indicators that sewer owners are taking precautions to prevent hazardous leaks.