Leak Detectives: Dogs Sniff Out Failing Wastewater Systems

For thousands of years dogs have tracked game for humans. Now they’re tracking threats to human health.Several years ago, Scott Reynolds realized he could use dogs to detect wastewater. Now, after a few years of training and field experience, his Environmental Canine Services of Vermontville, Mich., is forming a partnership with FB Environmental Associates to use the dogs to track sources of water contamination.Why not wastewater? The idea came to Reynolds from his experience as a law enforcement officer, training dogs used to find narcotics and search buildings. He left that career, earned a degree in environmental science, and joined an