June 2007 Table of Contents

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  • 14Water: WATER: Reaching Out
    An innovative pumping solution helps the City of Commerce, Texas, resolve issues created by a drop in the level of its drinking water reservoir.
  • 26Storm: STORM: Finessing the Flow
    A Kansas community surpasses EPA stormwater standards using infrastructure replacement, pollution monitoring, and residential rain gardens to mitigate runoff
  • 38Special Feature: Carrying the Camera
    The latest in crawlers for CCTV inspection cameras help operators traverse greater distances, overcome obstacles, and gather quality data.
  • 44Special Feature: Steps Forward in Condition Assessment
    New tools help field teams document and record a wider range of structures in easy-to-manage digital forms linked to GIS data.
  • 54Cover Story: SEWER: First Things First
    CCTV inspection technology helps a fast-growing Illinois village set correct priorities in maintaining and fixing 250 miles of sanitary sewer.
  • 62Technology Test Drive: Branching Out
    Survey software from flexidata lets municipal managers assess the condition of laterals and store the information in central databases.
  • 8From the Editor: What If It Were Voluntary?
    Maybe one way to get people to appreciate water and sewer infrastructure would be to force them, for a change, to imagine life without it.
  • 58The Human Side: The Three C’s
    By Ted J. Rulseh
  • 60Industry News: Industry News
    AbTech Industries has named Austin Meyermann director of corporate development.
  • 66NASSCO Corner: Long-Range Plan Takes Shape
    NASSCO maps out a complete range of tools and training programs to support every phase of industry projects