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Ohio seeks sewer design-build services

Thu, 17 May 2012 The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati, Ohio, is contracting for design-build services for the Oakley Station Separation Sewer Project.

ASTM developing CIPP liner standard

Mon, 14 May 2012 A proposed American Society for Testing and Materials standard is currently being developed for single-sized cured-in-place liners.

UK Utilities

As part of the Trenchless International’s water utilities around the globe series, this edition takes a look at the UK’s twelve water and wastewater utilities, which are a combination of publicly owned and privately owned enterprises.

Surveying São Paulo’s sewage network

Midway through the third and final phase of São Paulo’s Project Tietê, designed to improve the city’s sewage network for a rapidly expanding population, Trenchless International takes a look at the tunnel boring work going on underneath the city.

Research program to improve Sydney Water’s wastewater network

Fri, 27 April 2012 Sydney Water is investing $US22.2 million to fund five years of research into the best methods, models and tools to minimise concrete renewals for Sydney's wastewater network.

Curing Columbus

Tue, 24 April 2012 The City of Columbus, US, is undertaking works to rehabilitate 1,620 ft of 48 inch diameter concrete sanitary sewer by utilising cured-in-place pipe.

Saving San Diego’s sewers

Fri, 20 April 2012 Sewer Pipeline Rehabilitation Phase M-1 has commenced in San Diego, US, which will rehabilitate 5.12 miles of sewer mains using Trenchless Technology.

Nobleton seeks trenchless solution

Mon, 16 April 2012 Trisan Construction has been awarded a contract in excess of $US1 million for sanitary service construction, watermain replacement and road restoration for the Village of Nobleton, Canada.

Missouri engineering services contract awarded

Tue, 10 April 2012 The Missouri Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District has awarded a $US1 billion engineering services contract for works estimated for completion in 2030.

Delaware invests in sewage infrastructure

Thu, 5 April 2012 New Castle County Executive Paul Clark has announced the budget for the Fiscal Year 2013, which includes a sewer fund budget of $US71 million and $US5.7 million allocated for sewer construction and rehabilitation.

Molly the mole comes out of her hole

Wed, 4 April 2012 ‘Molly the Mole,’ a 2.4 m diameter tunnelling machine, has now come to the end of her 1.2 km journey tunnelling a new storm water sewer under Airdrie, Scotland, and has been raised from the ground at a well-attended event.

Ontario gears up for rehab works

Tue, 3 April 2012 The City of London located in Ontario, Canada, will soon commence its construction season, with sewer and watermain rehabilitation given a high priority in 2012, and the council stating trenchless technologies will be utilised as part of the construction program.

Damaged pipe gives Bangkok authorities a sinking sensation

Mon, 2 April 2012 The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has utilised CCTV and ground penetrating radar to inspect the sewage pipeline under the Thai-Belgian Friendship Overpass on Bangkok's Rama IV Road after a 5 m diameter sinkhole occurred on the road.

First microtunnel sewage collector constructed in Baku

Fri, 30 March 2012 Open joint stock company Azersu, Azerbaijan’s national water operator, has started microtunnelling of a sewerage collector in Sabail district, Azerbaijan.

New liner gets UK regulation approval

Tue, 27 March 2012 New technology developed with the help of Anglian Water offers the prospect of being able to repair damaged or ageing water pipes without the need to dig up roads to reach them.

Renewing the grand ol’ pipes of Yorkshire

Tue, 27 March 2012 Yorkshire Water has entered into the final phase of a £29 million project to boost water quality and reduce leakage through the replacement of many of its oldest water pipes, and installation of new technology that reports information on the network of pipes.

Little Washington acquires big business

Mon, 26 March 2012 Aqua America’s Pennsylvania subsidiary, Little Washington Wastewater Company, has received approval from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to acquire three systems serving more than 7,500 people.

Chicago trust to benefit water infrastructure

Fri, 23 March 2012 Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, with former US President Bill Clinton, have announced the ‘Chicago Infrastructure Trust’, a trust that will fund transformative water and wastewater projects in the city.

Freeport plans for CIPP

Mon, 5 March 2012 The City of Freeport, Illinois, is now underway on a project to inspect, clean, repair and rehabilitate approximately 14 miles of ageing public sanitary sewer pipes.

WERF invites proposals for research into innovative technologies

Fri, 2 March 2012 The US Water Environment Research Foundation is inviting proposals for research into the evaluation of innovative technologies and techniques in reducing costs and improving effectiveness of operation, maintenance, and replacement of ageing and failing wastewater infrastructure.

Water utilities in North America

In a continuation of an in-depth look at water utilities around the globe, here Trenchless International looks at parts of both Canada and the US. Where Canadian utilities are under the responsibility of the provincial governments, the US has a mixed structure of both private and public.

Feasibility study to bring wastewater treatment to Kosovo

Tue, 28 February 2012 The Western Balkans Investment Framework IPF1 team, based in the offices of Prishtina Regional Water Company, have been preparing a feasibility study for a major investment in wastewater infrastructure in the Prishtina area of Kosovo.