The Penetron Group - Wed April 22, 2026
Cape Cod Wastewater Treatment Plant Expanded to Meet Environment Guidelines — With Penetron Technology
The completion of the "Teaticket Acapesket Sewer Area" (TASA) project — expansion of the sewer network and renovation of the municipal wastewater treatment plant — in Falmouth, Mass., in April 2026....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu April 16, 2026
Innovative Fix Saves Failing NYC Interceptor
In New York City, the title of "The Interceptor" might bring up visions of an all-league defender who steals passes for one of the city's professional sports franchises. To see the real interceptor in action, city residents would have to go where they don't want to go, to see what they don't want to see....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu February 05, 2026
NYC's DEP Takes On Cleanup of Brooklyn's Toxic Gowanus Canal
Brooklyn's 2.5 million residents occupy one of the most densely populated areas in the United States. With space at a premium, New Yorkers prize their land. Naturally, they would want Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal cleaned up, especially since the canal has been designated as a Superfund site since 2010....
Hartford Courant & MDC - Tue November 04, 2025
Work Begins to Rehabilitate Portions of Hartford, Conn.'s 19th Century-Era Sewer System
Construction began the first week of November 2025 in Hartford, Conn., to rehabilitate the city's downtown sewers, a portion of which was originally built in the 1800s. Crews started the first of three phases of the sewer rehab project on Nov....
By Chuck MacDonald - Wed February 05, 2025
NYC Aims to Thwart Flooding in Queens
A collection of neighborhoods in southeastern Queens, N.Y., has long been known as one of the largest sections of middle class African American homes in the country. The residents there live with significant neighbors including Idlewild Park, a 160-acre public park and saltwater marsh, Brookfield Park, consisting of approximately 100 acres of greenspace, and the sprawling John F....
NYC Department of Design and Construction - Tue October 08, 2024
Phase 2 of Massive Queens Sewer Program Completed in Maspeth, N.Y.
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) announced the completion of a $106 million infrastructure project in Maspeth, Queens that is the second of three that are creating a new drainage network through central Queens....
NYC Department of Design and Construction - Wed May 29, 2024
To Better Manage Extreme Rainfall, NYC Invests $128M to Add Storm Sewers
The NYC Departments of Environmental Protection (DEP), Transportation (DOT) and Design and Construction (DDC) joined community members and local elected officials to celebrate the completion of two infrastructure projects totaling $128 million in Whitestone, Queens, that added nearly 6 mi....
NYC Department of Design and Construction - Tue February 27, 2024
New Storm Sewers, Upgraded Water Mains, Sanitary Sewers to Alleviate Flooding
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) and NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) announced the completion of a $4.7 million infrastructure project in Westerleigh, Staten Island, that upgraded water mains and sanitary sewers, and added new storm sewers to combat flooding in the area, as well as improvements to roads and sidewalks....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 27, 2024
Akron's $215M NSIT Sewer Project Under Way
Construction crews in Ohio are tackling a multi-year sewer project that involves building a 16.5-ft. internal diameter tunnel. Work on the city of Akron's $215 million Northside Interceptor Tunnel (NSIT) assignment began in fall of 2023....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 02, 2023
Cleveland's $3B Project Clean Lake Features Large-Scale Storage Tunnels
Designed to reduce pollution in Lake Erie by four billion gallons per year, Project Clean Lake is a 25-year plan being overseen by Cleveland's Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD). When construction crews complete the $3 billion undertaking in 2036, 98 percent of flows entering the combined system will be fully treated at the agency's three wastewater treatment plants....
