Pump clogs produce sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and backed up lift stations that harm the environment. Additionally, they risk public health and result in regulatory fines for the utility.

Engineers who design pumping stations and treatment plants, the contractors who build them and ultimately the operators all have to work under tremendous pressure to minimise costs. It therefore comes ...

WORCESTER — Officials revised upward estimates of how much untreated wastewater flowed into Lake Quinsigamond over 36 hours last week after a pump station malfunctioned on Lake Avenue. According to a ...

Debris should be cut down to around 5 millimeters (about 0.2 inches) prior to expulsion to the force main. The expelled debris requires being easily passed through a two-inch diameter main. If the ...