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Overseeing a sanitary sewer line repair in the city of Coral Gables, Florida, are, from left, Jorge Acevedo, P.E., chief of the Utilities and ROW Division; David Galeano, civil engineer; Maikel Lodeiro, sewer line technician; and Jose Saucedo, P.E., senior project manager.
With high water tables, tidal influence, significant rain events and aging infrastructure creating a perfect storm of inflow and infiltration, the city of Coral Gables, Florida, is on trajectory for a rapid return on its investment into an aggressive inflow and infiltration reduction program.
Coral Gables is considered a world-class city with $15 billion in property values. Meanwhile, it faced numerous challenges with the rising costs of treatment of its sanitary flow, which...