Inside the November 2008 Issue
Features
Cover Story: WATER: Listening Closely
Birmingham Water Works uses sophisticated technology to locate leaks and reduce nonrevenue water despite shortages of qualified people
Special Feature: The Dope On Diesel
Market conditions and other factors drive up the price of fuel for heavy trucks and equipment. Expect prices to remain high in the foreseeable future.
Storm: STORM: Plants Against Pollutants
An innovative wetland treatment system helps a growing Oregon city capture runoff from a commercial area and protect sensitive waters
Sewer: SEWER: Learning by Doing
A step-by-step approach helps an Ohio community refine its sewer rehabilitation methods, reduce I&I substantially, and save money
Better Mousetraps: Revved Up
Custom-built standby generators enable a city in Washington to retrofit lift stations and build new ones to avoid environmental issues
Technology Test Drive: High-Powered Chewer-Upper
The Paikert cutting tool saves users money by ripping through tough clogs in pipes that otherwise would need to be dug up and replaced
Special Feature: Extend Your Hand
The people you meet at the Pumper & Cleaner Expo might help you solve a nagging problem or give you business ideas worth their weight in gold
Special Feature: Clamping Down
Cities look to security locking devices, stiffer penalties, different materials and stricter regulations on metal recyclers as ways to deter thefts of manhole covers
