Pipe bursting and cured-in-place pipe lining are proven methods for renewing aging and deteriorated pipes. Here are several systems and tools that employ these technologies, along with excavation, pipe piercing and cutting, shoring, and horizontal directional drilling tools used to expose entry points and install new pipe.

Coon Rapids turns to CIPP and continual cleaning to make big improvements in its collections system.

Peachtree City cuts out FOG problems and gets a clear view of its collections system.

Seattle has negotiated a unique consent decree that allows it to target stormwater runoff projects ahead of CSOs and SSOs.

Manufacturers are constantly improving tools for cleaning and maintaining municipal sewer lines. New tools for jetting, cable machine cleaning and industrial vacuum loading serve a variety of functions, from the cleaning of debris, roots and grease from various-sized pipe, to removing paint and other coatings from surfaces, to hydroexcavation and cutting. Here is a look at some of the latest developments.

Turbo chain cutter nozzles clear roots and other obstructions from egg-shaped pipes.

Henderson Water Utility takes aggressive approach to combined sewer separation and reaps systemwide benefits.