Tag: combined sewer overflow
LiDAR Captures Accurate As-Built Condition of Combined Sewer Overflow Pipes in City of Milwaukee
By Jon Chapman and Robert Seleen, P.E.
The City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW) wanted to better understand the existing condition of their...
Kentucky infrastructure project awarded engineering design feat of the year
Complex environmental works hailed for seamlessly integrating into historically significant landmark
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 12, 2019 — A Kentucky-based sewer collection system improvement project has...
Infiltrator Water Technologies
A Holistic Approach to Water and Wastewater Management
By Jonathan Kaiser
As populations continue to grow and shift, all aspects of the water cycle will need...
Stantec expands New York City water sector capabilities
Stantec welcomed three strategic hires in water/wastewater engineering, hydraulic modeling, tunneling, and combined sewer overflow (CSO) storage and conveyance to its growing Tri-State Water practice in response to rising priorities in the local market.
Connected vehicles’ windshield wipers could help prevent flooding
Utilizing a test fleet of connected vehicles, University of Michigan researchers tracked when wipers were being used and matched it with video from on-board cameras to document rainfall, providing faster, more accurate rainfall data than radar and rain gauge systems.
Omaha receives WIFIA loan for water infrastructure upgrades
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a $69.7 million loan to the City of Omaha, Neb., to help finance its Saddle Creek Retention Treatment Basin. This marks the second loan to be issued under EPA’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program.
April storm is first major test of DC Water’s new Anacostia River Tunnel
DC Water’s newly opened Anacostia River Tunnel System was pressed into service in mid-April as heavy rains battered the District of Columbia. About two inches of rain fell over a three-hour period, far more than the city’s combined sewer system can handle. During the storm, the new tunnel prevented approximately 170 million gallons of combined sewage and stormwater from being discharged to the Anacostia River.
NYC completes construction of 115 rain gardens in Flushing
The Departments of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Design and Construction (DDC) announced the addition of approximately 115 specially designed rain gardens to the northern Queens neighborhood of Flushing.