Dogs Sniff Out Wastewater Leaks That Threaten The Environment

Canine crews scent human waste to help trace failing wastewater systems.

Jul 31, 2014 | by David Steinkraus |

Contamination Leak Detection

Dogs Sniff Out Wastewater Leaks That Threaten The Environment — Logan, one of the dogs from Environmental Canine Services, checks the Little River outlet where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean at North Hampton State Beach in New Hampshire. Below: Scott Reynolds and his dog, Sable, from Environmental Canine Services, search a stream while doing a shoreline investigation in Maine.

For thousands of years they have tracked game for humans. Now the humans have something new. Dogs still track with those incredible noses, but they’re tracking threats to human health.Several years ago Scott Reynolds realized he could use dogs to detect wastewater, and his thought has blossomed into a tool for the quick detection of wastewater system problems. Now, after a few years of training and field experience, his Environmental Canine Services of Vermontville, Mich., is forming a partnership with FB Environmental Associates of Portland, Maine, and Portsmouth, N.H. The companies will benefit but so will anyone who needs a

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