Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Articles

Entry 245011The failure of an electric motor at a water treatment plant in Elgin, Illinois, started a fire in a building that...

Earth Day began on April 22, 1970. The biosolids beneficial use program in Fort Wayne, Indiana, goes back almost that far. The city’s...

After 13 months of boring beneath the Oneawa Hills, contractors have holed through on a new wastewater tunnel that will connect the...

A massive storm has washed out roads, bridges and critical underground infrastructure in northern Wisconsin, essentially severing the area from the rest...

The Republican National Convention kicks off July 18 in Cleveland, the city’s first such event since 1936. That means about 50,000 visitors...

One frustrating thing about environmental communication is that the advantage always goes to the simple — or simplistic — argument.I see this...

The Reeds Spring (Missouri) Wastewater Treatment Plant was forced to shut down for several hours when operators noticed discolored foam in the...

As the East Coast recovers from an unusually harsh winter season, the jaw-dropping effect has been revealed along the way, and Boston’s...

Clean-water agencies charged with treating heavy flows from storm events face large capital investments for processes they may use only a few...

It looks like the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District might have found a cost-effective solution to combined sewer overflow issues that led...

For thousands of years dogs have tracked game for humans. Now they’re tracking threats to human health.Several years ago, Scott Reynolds realized...

About 25 million gallons of partially treated wastewater ended up in Stamford Harbor, Conn., after heavy rains inundated the wastewater treatment facility....

FLO-CORP announces the release of the Guardian 2000, a wireless monitor that transmits data using cell towers and/or satellites, along with pinpoint...

While stormwater can overwhelm treatmentsystems, a project to reduce CSOs didn’t interfere with operations at the Montague (Mass.) Water Pollution Control Facility....