February 2009 Table of Contents

Features

• 16Cover Story: STORM: Creative Compliance
  The City of Oakland achieves full NPDES Phase II compliance with award-winning innovations to improve environmental aesthetics and enhance the quality of life
• 26Water: WATER: Spokes in a Wheel
  A proactive five-point program helps the City of Mankato operate a reliable water distribution system and keep water losses to a minimum
• 34Sewer: SEWER: Strike Force
  Emergency overflow response in the Sanitation Districts of L.A. County focuses on control and confinement. Speed and organization are critical.
• 50Better Mousetraps: Wholesale Change
  A pipeline data model enables an Illinois water commission to map its distribution system and improve its management
• 58Technology Test Drive: Think Inside the Box
  A mobile base station for pipe inspection from CUES Inc. provides wide flexibility for varied site conditions and for different operating needs
• 62Special Feature: Access for Everyone
  A California committee helps make sure that wastewater agencies of all sizes get quality training in collection system operation and maintenance

Columns

• 10From the Editor: Look Who Backs Government Spending
  Is it possible that supporters of increased public expenditures include people who are not socialists, do-gooders, government workers and freeloaders?
• 54Industry News: Industry News
  PipeHunter Designer John Stoneman Sr. Dies; MyTana Seeks Unusual Moments; Federal Signal Launches Online Store
• 56NASSCO Corner: Stop the Negative Selling
  Salespeople and engineers must trade only in fair and honest information when discussing trenchless technologies for specific applications
• 74The Human Side: Changing a Culture
  A renewed emphasis on safety helps a South Carolina water and sewer authority achieve dramatic improvements in performance
• 76Association News: Association News
  This all-in-one resource will point you to the information you need.