Inside the March 2008 Issue
Features
Cover Story: WATER: Clamping Down on Losses
Leak detection initiatives in Iowa City help the Water Division minimize non-revenue water and scale down a new treatment plant.
Technology Test Drive: Three Ways to Locate
The TraceMaster II locator from Schonstedt Instrument Co. offers simple controls and three modes for detecting underground utilities.
Special Feature: The Big Bang
Louisville residents still remember the Friday the 13th sewer explosion in 1981 that destroyed some 13 miles of lines and left 38-foot-deep craters.
Storm: STORM: Soaking Up Solutions
Permeable pavement surfaces begin living up to their promise as cost-effective tools to reduce runoff and cut stormwater pollution.
Sewer: SEWER: Pressure Relief
The Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority deploys innovative pumping technology to replace an old pump station and build capacity for growth.
Better Mousetraps: Pinpoint Accuracy
A prototype of a large-diameter pipe leak correlator enables an Illinois utility to locate an elusive leak.




