Regular maintenance with root herbicide reduces sewer overflows
Problem: The City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, located at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, has little topographical relief and a multitude of pumping stations to convey flow from its customers to the local treatment facilities. Under Special Order by Consent, Virginia Beach was ordered to reduce sanitary sewer overflows, rehabilitate its sanitary sewer system, reduce inflow and infiltration, and make...