Smelly sewage backup causes Mass. school to send students home early
A combination of heavy rain and a decades-old sewer system caused a smelly backup for the sewage system at Harrington Elementary School in Lynn, Massachusetts. Students were sent home from school ...
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Ambitious "super sewer" finally complete after decade of construction
The Thames Tideway Tunnel connects to London's existing Victorian-era sewer system at 21 different points, boosting its capacity. The original 150-year-old sewer system was severely overwhelmed ...
Bangor drafts plans to replace its century-old underground infrastructure
BANGOR, Maine — City leaders in Bangor are drafting plans to replace the city's aging underground infrastructure, which been ...
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Phillipsburg declares state of emergency over sewer line breakdown
The town said it’s taking an piecemeal approach to replacing its century-old sewer system throughout the rest of Phillipsburg. Recent emergencies are unlikely to change its strategy. According ...
Sewer ordinance changes require backwater valves on all new sewer lines
Changes to Newton's sewer ordinances may require landowners to disconnect old service lines from the sewer main when a building is demolished and then install backwater valves on all new sanitary ...