Case Study Article Reprints

From tough terrain to failing gravity sewers and septic tanks, there isn't a sewering problem that E/One hasn't been able to solve. Find out how E/One has helped land developers and communities save money on sewering costs, eliminate septic tanks, or upgrade existing pressure sewer systems.

About Pressure Sewer Systems: The Nuts & Bolts

• Toll Brothers and the ALL-TERRAIN SEWER Connection — As land gets harder to develop, an innovative sewer system comes into focus. Builder Online, April 2025
• Pumps & Pressure Sewer Systems — Pressure sewer systems for commercial applications. Water & Wastes Digest, April 2020
• Incorporating HDD to Sewer Faster, Smarter, Cheaper — Horizontal direct drilling can be used to sewer more efficiently in tough terrain for new sewer applications and in septic-to-sewer conversions Trenchless Technology, December 2019
• Need a Newer Sewer — Gravity sewer systems are often the "default" choice for wastewater collection. However, they may not always be an appropriate option because of terrain, soil types, and other site problems. Water Finance & Management magazine
• The Semi-Positive Displacement Grinder Pump for Wastewater Applications — Explore the characteristics of SPD grinder pumps and learn how to select the best pump for the job. Pumps & Systems, www.pump-zone.com
• The Secret Life of Pressure Sewer Systems — The paper includes background of pressure sewer technology, applications that are commonplace with some example case studies, along with several little known applications that are presently "secrets" to the average practitioner. Small Drinking Water and Wastewater Systems Conference

Solving Sewer System I&I Problems

• Hurricanes Test Sewer Resilience — From New Orleans to New York, hurricanes stress lift stations & sewer systems. Water & Wastes Digest, November 2021
• Grinder Pumps for Sewer Renewal — Grinder pump systems can be used to eliminate infiltration and inflow (I&I) into sewer systems  Modern Pumping Today
• Grinder Pumps for Basement Flood Prevention — A grinder pump station can be used to prevent backups from gravity sewer systems into the basement of a home  Modern Pumping Today
• How to Prevent Basement Flooding Using Grinder Pumps — Gravity sewer backups wreak havoc on homeowners. A grinder pump station can be installed to prevent basement backups. Water & Wastes Digest 

Reference Projects

• The Patchogue Program: Replacing Failing Cesspools Revives a Long Island Village — Patchogue, NY adopted a long-term strategic initiative to systematically eliminate cesspools and septic tanks by utilizing pressure sewer. Water Finance & Management, November 2024
• All-Terrain Sewers Got A Good Beat, And Indy Dances To It — In 2016, Citizens Energy Group (a broad-based utility service company) reorganized their septic tank replacement program into a cost-effective central sewer program, one of the largest and most comprehensive endeavors of this type in a major metro area to date. Water Online, June 2024
• Preserving A Town’s Natural Resources With An All-Terrain Sewer — Like many hamlets scattered throughout the region, Confluence, Pennsylvania struggled to maintain a population of more than 1,000, or to attract industry of any real size. As this burgeoning economy was being shaped, its aging and failing combined sewer system (CSS) threatened its future. ES&E Magazine, February 2023
• Low Pressure Sewer in Lake Community— A uniquely challenging design of a pressure sewer system to replace outdated septic systems on approximately 100 lakefront properties was completed as a demonstration project for the City of Fort Worth Water Department with partial funding from an Environmental Protection Agency Clean Lakes Program grant. Alan Plummer Associates, Inc.; City of Fort Worth, Texas
• Escape to Alcatraz: A Low Pressure Wastewater Disposal System Solves the Problem — Providing sewer service to the ultimate rocky site. Pumps & Systems, www.pump-zone.com  
• Two Pipes are Better than One — Sewer use continues to evolve in Scandinavia Water & Wastes Digest
• Pumps without the Price — Pressure sewer offers a cost-effective solution for Greentown, Virginia, at a fraction of a gravity sewer system Water & Wastes Digest
• Peach Lake Finds a Solution for Dying Septic Systems — A former summer lake community needed a sewer solution for year-round residents Modern Pumping Today
• Milestone Pressure Sewer Installation Completed in Twin Lakes, Indiana (7 mb) — Designing and constructing the largest low pressure sewer system in the Western Hemisphere was far from the original intent of the small Twin Lakes Regional Sewer District (TLRSD) in north-central Indiana. UIM magazine
• ALL-TERRAIN SEWER Stimulates Economy of Arkansas' Newest City — An update on Southside, Arkansas, shows solid O&M results and new businesses in the city Modern Pumping Today
• Grinder Pumps Fuel Economic Growth — Batesville, Arkansas, installs grinder pump sewer system to replace failing residential septic tanks and spur new homebuilding and business opportunities Water & Wastes Digest
• Post-Katrina, All-Terrain Sewer Revitalizes a Mississippi Town — Kiln, MS, solves sewering problems with E/One Modern Pumping Today
• The Athens Alternative  — Athens, Tennessee, replaced its failing gravity sewer system with pressure sewer because of huge infiltration problems  Government Engineering
• Upgrades on the Fly - E/One Upgrade pump replaces failing centrifugal pumps in Cohasset, Mass. Treatment Plant Operator (TPO)
• Pumping in Paradise — Pressure sewer system makes a resort located on Mexico's beautiful -- and rocky -- coast possible  Water & Wastes Digest

Who Owns the Grinder Pump?

• Ownership of Pressure Sewer Systems – This article discusses the cost to own and maintain grinder pumps in two large installations in Chelmsford, MA, and Marion, MA (see pages 30-39). Also presented at 2014 NEWEA Winter Meeting. New England Water Environment Journal