The Clean Streets of Carolina

A thorough audit and prioritized repair schedule eliminate Laurens County’s sewer overflow problems
The Clean Streets of Carolina
The wastewater collection system team includes, from left, collection system technicians William Vaughn, Willie Cohens and Levardis Payne, and wastewater collection system manager Gene Steele.

Sanitary sewer overflows were a significant problem in Laurens County, S.C., where roots and grease choked the clay sewers servicing textile mill villages built in the 1930s. A solution was needed, and workers from the wastewater collection division of the county Water and Sewer...

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