Drexel University

Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Pose an Acute Challenge for Cities with Combined Sewer Systems

Older coastal cities, like Philadelphia, New York and Boston are at risk of being inundated by untreated sewage during floods. Due in part to the design of their combined sewer systems and in part due ...
Wastewater Digest

Let there be light! Using distributed temperature sensing to spotlight inflow and infiltration sources in sewer systems

Exploring the application of Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) technology in identifying inflow and infiltration sources ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Virginia cities work to update sewer systems in advance of climate change test

A viral video from September 2021 captured a person swimming in high water along a main intersection in Richmond usually walked by college students. It rained just over 1.5 inches in a two-hour span ...
Post and Courier

Rising Waters Q&A: Readers ask about Charleston's sewer systems

The Rising Waters team regularly receives questions about flooding, sea-level rise and global warming impacts. This week, readers asked us to explain the difference between Charleston’s stormwater and ...
fox43

Federal decree imposes deadline to address sewage overflow issues in Susquehanna River

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Environmental Protection Agency and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on Monday filed a consent decree in federal court that will require Capital Region ...