Entries Tagged New York

Brothers and owners of New York firm find father’s old Vactor truck in a scrap yard

After years in different industries, brothers return to launch hydroexcavation company based on father’s business.

Contractor finds a unique approach for cleaning out a stone-filled pipe while also installing a new pipe.

New York’s Kandey Company seeks out the difficult jobs — and has steadily grown because of it.

HDD and pipe bursting techniques will be used to replace existing water and sewer lines to Liberty Island

New York and New Jersey will receive millions in financial aid from the EPA. The goal? Resiliency for wastewater treatment and drinking water systems.

In this month’s regulations update, pumpers see a major surge in septic tanks overwhelmed by heavy snowmelt, and more onsite rules are in the works.

In this month’s regulations news, a Midwest state becomes the first to ban triclosan-infused soaps, and Michigan simplifies provisions in a septage storage bill.

The EPA announces the addition of secondary treatment at a superfund site to target 1,4-dioxane.

Aluminum panels help control odor — and foster community relationships — at the Rockaway Wastewater Treatment Facility.

The discussion about fracking wastewater is far from over. As the City of Auburn, N.Y., learned, municipal plants are just beginning to understand how drilling wastewater affects a treatment system.

The EPA handed out millions of dollars in grants to support green infrastructure. Is it enough to solve algae woes?

Follow along as we examine solutions to the challenge of fats, oils and grease in the country’s sewer lines and treatment plant works