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Autumn Leaves are Falling—Use YQS Oil Absorbent Pillows & Inlet Filters to Keep Your Drainage Structures Clear!

The colorful autumn leaves and the beautiful fall weather can be a wonderous time of year! This cooler, colorful season in all it’s splendor, can also cause several drainage issues along with serious roadway flooding. Why is Stormwater Management Important? Capturing pollutants at their source not only protects the environment but also results in significant cost savings. By preventing trash, sediment, nitrogen, and hydrocarbons from entering downstream water systems, communities can reduce the need for

YQS Oil Absorbent Pillow & Inlet Filter

“New” YQS Oil Absorbent Pillows At YQS, we are pleased to introduce our latest product: the most powerful oil and hydrocarbon absorbent pillow in the industry. Specially designed for various applications in stormwater management systems, it can be installed on BMPs in parking lots, shopping centers, airports, highways, residential developments, and more. Its convenient size, exceptional absorbent power, and compact design allow a single pillow to remove 1.5 gallons of oil from the stormwater. Introduction

Jetting, Vacuum & Hydro Excavation Services

Your Quality Solutions, Inc Your Stormwater Maintenance Experts in Jetting, Vacuum & Hydro Excavation Services Professionals in Stormwater Maintenance Your Quality Solutions, Inc. (YQS) recommends maintaining all aspects of your stormwater system, including Water Quality Structures and Best Management Practices (BMPs), in accordance with the manufacturer’s and regulatory requirements. YQS services ensure the entire system is functioning efficiently, from inlets and outlets to retention basins and filtration units. Our team will provide a detailed report with

Professionals in Stormwater Maintenance

Professionals in Stormwater Maintenance Your Quality Solutions, Inc. (YQS) recommends maintaining all aspects of your stormwater system, including Water Quality Structures and Best Management Practices (BMPs), in accordance with the manufacturer’s and regulatory requirements. YQS services ensure the entire system is functioning efficiently, from inlets and outlets to retention basins and filtration units. Our team will provide a detailed report with photos documenting all maintenance activities and the condition of your system. Regular inspections help to

YQS Stormwater Protector Inlet Filter

Your Quality Stormwater Protector™ Inlet Filters serve as the first line of defense when treating stormwater. These inlet filters are the most suitable products for use in streets, parking lots, rain gardens, residential, and commercial developments. All products are also PennDOT Inlet Configuration Compatible and have been proven to provide the best Storm Inlet Protection. Additionally, Your Quality Stormwater Protectors™ are the best NPDES PADEP Solution. Each filter is custom measured and made using highest-quality products

100-Year Design Inspection

Since 2010, PennDOT has required that all newly installed stormwater pipes undergo a 100-year design life inspection. This inspection includes a CCTV inspection followed by a laser profile to precisely measure pipe diameter, deflection, deformation, and cracks or joint issues. The non-contact laser profiling ensures an accurate assessment of the pipe’s condition. Your Quality Solutions, Inc. (YQS) utilizes state-of-the-art technology to perform these inspections per PennDOT PTM No. 450, Section 3. YQS uses the advanced technology

MS4 Forum 2024

Your Quality Solutions, Inc. (YQS) had the opportunity to present and exhibit as a Platinum Sponsor during the 2024 Lancaster County Clean Water Consortium MS4Forum event held at Lancaster County Public Training Center, 101 Champ Boulevard, Manheim, PA.

The MS4Forum was a full-day stormwater event focused on providing municipalities and engineers information they need for collaborative success, to achieve compliance, and to efficiently manage their stormwater operations and maintenance for improved water quality in 2024 and beyond.

YQS constructs an Underground Retention Basin on the Schuylkill River Trail

Your Quality Solutions, Inc. (YQS), successfully built an Underground Retention Basin using the Terre Arch TA26 manufactured by Terre Hill Concrete Products. This project, located near Pottstown, is a part of the 120-mile Schuylkill River Trail. When finished, this trail will extend from Frackville in Schuylkill County to Philadelphia. YQS was under contract with Allan Myers for the construction of this basin. This project was bid and contracted through PennDOT. There were 140 precast arches,

YQS constructs a bridge on the Schuylkill River Trail

Your Quality Solutions, Inc. (YQS), built a bridge using the ConSpan design and supplied by Contech. This bridge, located near Pottstown, is a part of the 120-mile Schuylkill River Trail. When finished, this trail will extend from Frackville in Schuylkill County to Philadelphia. YQS was under contract with Allan Myers for the construction of this structure. The foundations used the Express Foundations design. The precast sections consisted of (3) ConSpan arches and (4) wingwalls, with

YQS constructs a ConSpan Bridge for a new housing development

Your Quality Solutions, Inc. (YQS), constructed a bridge using the ConSpan design and supplied by Contech. This bridge was required as part of a new housing development located in southern Berks County, PA. YQS was under contract with Lyons & Hohl for the construction of this structure. The foundations were cast-in-place. The precast sections consisted of (6) ConSpan arches, (6) headwalls and (17) wingwalls, with the heaviest precast section weighed 45,000 lbs. Here at YQS,

Manhole Covers modified by YQS to prevent unauthorized entry into underground structure

In this day of chaos, it is important to protect your underground infrastructure. Your Quality Solutions, Inc. (YQS), was asked to modify manhole covers so they could be locked down to the manhole frame. The YQS staff developed a procedure, using the latest technology, to drill and tap threads through cast iron manhole frame and covers for the purpose of inserting stainless steel bolts. The bolt head had to be counter sunk so the top

Another Successful Box Culvert Installation by Your Quality Solutions

With a continued focus to help build the underground stormwater infrastructure in the southeast PA region, Your Quality Solutions, Inc. (YQS) has installed a box culvert for a new development located north of Reading, PA The purpose of this structure is to allow storm water to flow freely, in what is normally a dry stream bed, during a storm event under the entrance road to the development. The precast sections weighed up to 42,000 lbs.

Importance of Inspecting and Maintaining Your Underground Storm Sewer System

Storm Sewer Systems are often out of sight, out of mind………until they stop functioning as designed. It is important to inspect these systems on a regular basis to determine what is going on underground. The structures that make up these systems can range from 4″ to 10′ diameter pipes or precast box culverts. The definition of a Storm Sewer System could include HDPE, CMP, or RCP pipe that conveys storm water from Point “A” to

CCTV Pipe Inspection Equipment information

The CUES Closed Circuit Television Video (CCTV) equipment, owned by Your Quality Solutions (YQS), is available for use to inspect your underground storm sewer and sanitary sewer system. YQS personnel are certified as PACP/LACP/MACP by NASSCO. This CCTV equipment, consisting of multiple camera sizes, is designed to inspect your underground sanitary sewer pipes, storm sewer pipes, industrial process lines and water lines ranging from 6” to 72” diameter with a travel range of 1,000 LF

Equipment Upgrade for Inspecting Underground Infrastructures

Your Quality Solutions, Inc. (YQS), continues to reinvest in itself by upgrading its equipment designed to inspect underground pipes used for sanitary sewer, storm sewer, industrial process lines and water lines ranging from 6” to 72” diameter through the purchase of CUES Closed Circuit Television Video (CCTV) equipment. This equipment brings with it the capabilities to provide the highest quality images and detailed reports currently available in the market. This high-resolution digital CCTV camera will

Your Quality Solutions now PennDOT Qualified

Your Quality Solutions, Inc. (YQS) is qualified, NAICS coded, by PennDOT to build precast concrete box culverts. YQS, a WBE, DBE company located in Lancaster County, PA and is an experienced Precast Box Culvert installer, setting over 1,000 precast sections throughout Pennsylvania. The most recent project involved the installation of the 750,000-gallon Underground Detention Basin in Philadelphia consisting of (229) 8’0″ span x 10’0″ rise precast sections. For more information, Speak with Sales or Request

YQS is Your Quality Solution

Here at Your Quality Solutions, Inc. (YQS), we are building the company based on a positive long-range outcome for improving the environment. We look for solutions that are more than taking care of the immediate need to remove sediment, hydrocarbons and trash from your Water Quality Structures. We also look at how we can develop solutions that will impact the environment next year, next decade and into future generations. Partnerships: We are active partners with

Your Quality Solutions installs a 750,000 Gallon Underground Detention Basin in Philadelphia, PA

Your Quality Solutions, Inc (YQS), successfully completed the installation of a 750,000 Gallon Underground Detention Basin located at 3820 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA. Dale Groff, part of the YQS team, started working on the design, layout and approvals of this structure two years ago. Juan Carlos Salas, Project and Sales Manager for the company, led the team that turned the plan into reality. This project is part of Philadelphia Water Department’s (PWD) effort to

YQS partners with Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF)

NEWS RELEASE: Your Quality Solutions, Inc. (YQS), has joined the #Keystone10MTrees Partnership. In addition to YQS inspecting and maintaining hundreds of “gray” water quality structures, including Contech, Aquashield and Terre Hill product lines, YQS is committed to support the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) in their efforts to plant 10,000,000 trees throughout Pennsylvania by 2025. This effort will result in 43,000 pounds of Phosphorus and 22.2 million pounds of sediment reductions to the Chesapeake Bay when

Philadelphia Water Department Approval

Philadelphia Water Department has placed Your Quality Solutions, Inc. (YQS) in the City of Philadelphia Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) Registry. This means YQS participation on City contracts can be counted towards MBE/ WBE participation ranges. For years, YQS has been inspecting, maintaining and repairing hundreds of water quality structures, pipes and underground detention and retention basins designed to improve the stormwater quality and reduce the pollution entering our streams and rivers across the region.

Your Quality Solutions is exhibiting at MS4Forum, 6/3/19

Your Quality Solutions, Inc. (YQS) was able to exhibit during the 2019 Lancaster County Clean Water Consortium MS4Forum event held at Lancaster County Public Training Center, 101 Champ Boulevard, Manheim, PA. Contact us to learn more about YQS and how we can help with your stormwater compliance, including inspection, maintenance and repair of your water quality structures, underground stormwater pipes, and inspection and installation of underground retention and detention basins. For further inquiries, “Your Quality

Your Quality Solutions is now an Inspection and Maintenance provider for AquaShield

Your Quality Solutions, Inc. (YQS), is now the inspection and maintenance services provider for the AquaShield family of products including Aqua-Swirl, Aqua-Filter, Aqua-Guardian located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland and the associated replacement filters. This is in addition to being the certified inspection and maintenance provider for Contech which includes the CDS, Vorteches, VortSentry HS, Stormceptor and Terre Hill Stormwater Systems Terre Kleen product lines. For years, YQS has been inspecting, maintaining and repairing

Your Quality Solutions and Keystone 10,000,000 Trees effort

The team at Your Quality Solutions, Inc. (YQS), and their children and grandchildren joined other volunteers to support the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) Keystone 10,000,000 trees program and planted 400 trees on the Drager Farm located north of Marietta, PA. The trees will serve as a riparian buffer, part of a concerted statewide effort to keep Pennsylvania waters clean. The trees will also provide some shade for the cows who live there. The Dragers are

Typical issues found each spring because of mulch!

For years, Your Quality Solutions, Inc. (YQS), has been inspecting and maintaining many different types of water quality structures (WQS) throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey and have learned what works and what doesn’t. One very typical problem that occurs during the Spring season is when everyone wants to spread mulch on flower beds. This makes for a very nice-looking property. However, the mulch sometimes finds its way into the storm sewer system because of scouring

Philadelphia Water Department Approves and Awards grants to reduce stormwater runoff

The City of Philadelphia through the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) is investing $2.4 billion over 25 years to transform the health of the city’s creeks and rivers which serve as drinking water sources. In an effort to reduce the amount of stormwater entering the combined sewer system, PWD is encouraging property owners to manage stormwater on-site through the installation of Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI). PWD is providing funding through its Stormwater Management Incentive Program/Greened Acre

Your Quality Solutions DBE certification has been expanded

Your Quality Solutions, Inc. (YQS) is now certified as a DBE to participate in the Pennsylvania Unified Certification Program (PA UCP) “Precast Concrete Panel, Slab or Form Installation” classification. For years, YQS has been involved in the installation of underground precast detention basins, setting over 700 precast sections on private commercial projects. We are passionate about helping customers to improve the stormwater treatment and storage capacities. Underground Detention Basin, York Co., PA built with Your

Keeping the Trash Out of the Streams

Water Quality Structures (WQS) have been developed to assist in keeping trash out of the streams. Your Quality Solutions, Inc. (YQS), has been inspecting and maintaining WQS throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey for over a decade now and as the insurance commercial states “We know a thing or two because we’ve seen a thing or two”. EPA and the Department of Environmental Protection have set a goal to capture trash and hydrocarbons before they enter