WATCH: Explosion in NY sewer sends manhole cover flying

• Posted by Jared Shepherd
• 4886 Views
• April 17th, 2015
• in Miscellaneous
• No Comments

Even for sewer professionals who spend their careers underground, there are countless unknowns lurking in the sewer system. Dangers are just as common. As a Buffalo, NY news crew covers an underground fire, an explosion underground sends a manhole cover flying. Weighing in at least 100 pounds, it gives...

Read More

NEWS: Infrastructure “shouldn’t be controversial,” says President Obama in City Club of Cleveland Q&A

• Posted by Jared Shepherd
• 4748 Views
• March 19th, 2015
• in Miscellaneous
• No Comments

President Barack Obama addressed a crowd of 500 guests at the Global Center for Health and Innovation yesterday, focusing his remarks on the federal budget, middle-class economics and manufacturing opportunities. But both infrastructure and environmental regulation made it into the President’s comments as he welcomed questions from the audience...

Read More

#SoTU: Three infrastructure nuggets we would not be surprised to hear at tonight’s State of the Union

• Posted by Jared Shepherd
• 5016 Views
• January 20th, 2015
• in Miscellaneous
• No Comments

Image credit Wikipedia In what The Hill calls “an unusual move,” the White House has released an overview of the programs that will be unveiled at tonight’s State of the Union address. From tax-code overhauls to expanding broadband internet access, there’s not a direct reference to water or sewer...

Read More

SUPER BOWL: From football to flush, #SewerBowl stats will have you covered again this year

• Posted by Jared Shepherd
• 4436 Views
• January 16th, 2015
• in Miscellaneous
• No Comments

We’re covering the big game from the ground up. For the second straight year, our #SewerBowl team will talk about the infrastructure and sewer news related to the Super Bowl to make connections to the services many Americans take for granted. RELATED STORIES MYTHS? 5 of our favorite toilet...

Read More

NEWS: Puppy with a badge, new K-9 officer Storm will train for safety, outreach

• Posted by Jared Shepherd
• 5748 Views
• December 18th, 2014
• in Miscellaneous
• One Comment

The Sewer District has begun training a canine officer for work in our Security department, for infrastructure safety and community outreach. Storm, a two-month-old German Shepherd pup, was brought on board December 15. He will be trained this year as an explosive-detection and human-tracking dog, for security, and emergency-recovery...

Read More

FEATURE: Eric’s sewer cover design will be a fixture on Project Clean Lake green infrastructure

• Posted by Jared Shepherd
• 5546 Views
• December 17th, 2014
• in Miscellaneous
• No Comments

People are going to look down on and walk all over Eric’s artwork for years to come, and those aren’t criticisms. Eric Shebestak of Parma won our Manhole Cover Design Contest over the summer, meaning his illustration will be cast on storm-sewer manhole covers next year as part of...

Read More

PHOTOS: 11 images of the underground wonders of unseen infrastructure

• Posted by Jared Shepherd
• 4902 Views
• October 29th, 2014
• in Miscellaneous
• No Comments

The underground is full of wonders to behold. But c’mon, don’t break the law to behold them. An art and architecture publisher recently printed a book featuring stunning photos of London’s underground infrastructure. The catch, according to the editor, is that the photos were taken “without permission from anyone,”...

Read More

#WaterWorks: Pipes, problems, and potential? Why water infrastructure stands in the national spotlight today.

• Posted by Jared Shepherd
• 4626 Views
• September 10th, 2014
• in Miscellaneous
• No Comments

  Efficiency doesn’t always make headlines. Today, a national summit in Washington, D.C. is trying to change that by bringing attention to the water infrastructure our entire country relies on and yet so often overlooks. The goal is to raise awareness of the jobs and economic impact of America’s...

Read More

SHARE: Don’t let the unseen go unspoken. Water infrastructure needs attention and you can speak up 9/9 #WaterWorks

• Posted by Jared Shepherd
• 4620 Views
• August 29th, 2014
• in Miscellaneous
• No Comments

Without clean, safe, and reliable water and wastewater systems, one-fifth of our US economy would grind to a halt. That’s because #WaterWorks. Water sustains life. It creates jobs and drives our economy. Clean water is what our work is all about. September’s going to be big when it comes...

Read More

VIDEO: Broken water main floods UCLA campus with 10 million gallons of water

• Posted by Jared Shepherd
• 4575 Views
• July 30th, 2014
• in Miscellaneous
• No Comments

When a 90+ year old water main broke under the campus of UCLA yesterday afternoon, spewing up to 10 million gallons of water in the air and down streets like waterfalls, it looked like this. USA Today reported that in some places, up to seven feet (!) of water...

Read More