August 2007 Table of Contents

Features

• 20Water: WATER: Listening Carefully
  Sophisticated technology and well-trained personnel help the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department push water losses well below the national average.
• 30Storm: STORM: Green Streets and Blue Rivers
  Portland’s Sustainable Stormwater Management Program uses traditional runoff abatement systems in innovative ways to help create more people-friendly city.
• 36Special Feature: Uprooting Roots
  Metal blades and cutting nozzles used on waterjet machines are workable options for breaking up root blockages in sewer lines.
• 46Cover Story: SEWER: Beauty and The Beast
  The City of Honolulu works proactively to face the challenge of controlling the underground monster created by its above-ground Garden of Eden.
• 52Technology Test Drive: Going Digital
  Camel 200 combination truck from Super Products LLC replaces traditional analog control with digital technology.

Columns

• 8From the Editor: Why Not Meter?
  One of the most important components of a utility system is one that isn’t measured and so cannot respond to normal market signals.
• 14Product News: Study Points to Long Service Life for Corrugated HDPE Pipe
  Civil engineers today think more critically than ever about the service life of products used to build and repair water, wastewater and storm sewer infrastructure.
• 58The Human Side: True to Type
  Employees’ personalities fall into a variety of types. By understanding their characteristics, you can motivate even seemingly lackluster performers.
• 62NASSCO Corner: Creating the Standard
  NASSCO president Rod Thornhill describes the thinking behind the Pipeline Assessment and Certification Program and its development.
• 66Product News: Product Spotlight: New System Enables Cost-Effective Manhole Repairs
  Rainwater infiltration from leaky manholes greatly increases sewage treatment costs, but many municipalities nationwide put off repairs...
• 68Association News: Association News
  The American Public Works Association International Public Works Congress and Exposition is Sept. 9-12 at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio.