Sewers
A Worrying Future for Urban Water
Climate change is expected to create major shifts in the amount of water and rainfall in cities in the near future. A recent symposium in Philadelphia on urban water delved into this emerging problem.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Linking Infrastructure and Environmental Concerns
In a part of Staten Island largely developed before formal sewer systems were in place, the effort to address both logistics and environmental issues offers lessons for other urban areas.
Urban Omnibus
Inside an Urban Water System
Urban water systems are immense -- and little-understood. Places presents this video from the Center for Urban Pedagogy looking down below the streets to illuminate the mystery city water delivery.
Places
Philadelphia's Combined Sewer Overflow Control Plan
Philadelphia’s Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plan Update seeks to meet regulations of the National CSO Control Policy and US EPA through a comprehensive watershed-based approach. The advantage of this broad approach is that it identifies multiple solutions (land-water-infrastructure based) that are cost effective measures. These solutions are localized site specific improvements to problems caused by the impacts of CSO and non-CSO sources of pollution on water quality.
The Planetizen News Brief - 11/26/09
4:24 minutes (4.09 MB)
The combined threat of aging infrastructure and population, the end of boomburbs, and closure on the Big Dig -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on "Smart City". Read, listen or download.
Aging Sewers and Growing Cities Mean Troubled Waters
As cities grow, aging sewer systems are having trouble keeping up with increasing amounts of waste. Often, the result is sewer system overflows that end up directly in waterways.
The New York Times
Expensive Sewer Drives County to Bankruptcy
In 1993, Jefferson County, Alabama issued $3 billion in bonds to pay for a sewer system that would serve 150,000 people. Today, their financial situation is so bad they've stopped paying creditors and are close to declaring bankruptcy.
Governing Magazine
Sewer Robot Frees Up Streets
The Urban Mole is a proposed package delivery robot that uses existing sewer tunnels to deliver packages underground, taking delivery trucks off of the streets.
Wired
Sprawl and Sewers
Sewage issues in Ottawa are bringing attention to the significant infrastructure problems associated with sprawl.
The Ottawa Citizen
Aging Water Infrastructure Worries Nashville Officials
This piece from NPR looks at water issues in Nashville, Tennessee, where local officials are trying to make the city's aging infrastructure a priority for voters.
NPR
Aging Wastewater Systems Threatening Water Supplies
Aging sewage systems in municipalities across the country are falling into disrepair, resulting in massive leaks and spills that threaten drinking water and public health.
USA Today
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