When it comes to manhole and sewer inspection, it’s about more than just the numbers. To conduct the most thorough analysis, use a combination of quantitative and qualitative data.

Envirosight’s Jetscan, a video nozzle that can attach to any jetter hose and record HD video footage as sewer pipes are cleaned, received awards in both the New Technology/Industry and Wastewater product categories. It also earned the highest score of all entries in the competition, which recognizes innovative organizations and products that actively work to make the jobs of environmental professionals easier. Eligible products must have been introduced to the market within the past calendar year.

Side scan technology for sewer inspection crawlers can speed up the surveillance process while capturing more detail, but to get the most out of this approach, an understanding of the particularities is crucial.

While wastewater has long been considered just that—waste, new developments show it has potential as a resource as well. Applications range from use as an efficient water and energy source to a means of carrying nutrients essential to the survival of plants.

A crisis is something wastewater operators may not be able to control or even predict, but they can plan for. A strategic Emergency Response Plan (ERP) provides standardized protocols and actions for preventing, minimizing and mitigating injury and damage during a wastewater crisis. The key areas of focus are

Today marks the 49th anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement—Earth Day. The first Earth Day in 1970 gave voice to emerging consciousness of the environment, and on April 22 every year since, the United States celebrates this day by looking at how our actions affect the environment. What can the wastewater industry do to participate?

Many wastewater system managers focus on pipelines. But manholes can be an even greater source of problems, in some extreme cases contributing up to 90% of inflow and infiltration in a system. And as they’re easier to access, manholes are generally less expensive to fix. To repair them though, they must be inspected.

For those who spend time in and around sewers, there is an increased risk of infection and disease from biohazard exposure. Wastewater and its treatment can generate aerosols containing microbiological and chemical constituents. Wastewater workers run the risk of exposure to both waterborne and airborne disease organisms. As a result, they can easily and unknowingly interact with biohazards through inhalation and skin contact.

Twelve years ago, Neil Buchanan set out to start a small excavation company called Buchanan Contracting, Inc. This small company soon became Kentucky’s most trusted one-stop shop for underground projects. Today, the company has several divisions, including CCTV inspection, cleaning, excavation, sewer testing, CIPP and manhole rehab. The growth was exponential and now the company employs more than twenty workers and inspects close to a million feet of pipe per year. One of the things that sets Buchanan apart from its competitors is the company’s ability to do cross bore inspections.