Inside the December 2009 Issue

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Features

Special Feature: Worth Celebrating

30th Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International adds a new-product display, interactive floor plan, and Women in the Industry seminar to its proven mix of exhibits and education

Cover Story: WATER/SEWER: Mapping Success

GIS and mapping technology help the City of Long Beach chart a course for effective water system maintenance, capital improvement, and community outreach

Storm: STORM: Getting Aggressive

Athens-Clarke County Stormwater makes inroads against pollution by building public support for innovative water-quality and flood-control features

Sewer: SEWER: Training, Technology, Teamwork

The City of Santa Barbara creates an exemplary sewer maintenance program by putting the latest tools in the hands of an empowered and highly capable staff

Technology Test Drive: Leap Forward

The Vactor 2100Plus combination truck brings current technology and operator-friendly design to pipe cleaning and hydroexcavation

Technology Test Drive: Down the Tube

The Panoramo SI 3D optical manhole scanner brings a “virtual reality” experience to the routine task of inspecting manholes and other vertical cavities

Better Mousetraps: Clean as a Whistle

Pipe bursting with prechlorinated HDPE pipe replaces 27,110 feet of water mains in Big Spring, Texas, with minimal disruption to property or businesses

Columns

Product Spotlight: System Helps Prevent Manhole Cover Thefts and Illegal Dumping

Manhole security system from SewerLock

NASSCO Corner: Seals of Approval

NASSCO certification programs are key components of QA/QC programs that ensure proper performance in pipeline rehabilitation projects

Product Spotlight: Integrated System Provides Complete Pipe Condition Data

FLYEYE pipeline inspection system from CUES Inc.

Industry News: Industry News

Study Confirms 100-year Life Expectancy for PE Pipe; Mr. Manhole Chosen to Replace 1,033 Chimneys

The Human Side: Earn Loyalty for Life

Here is how you can protect your personal leadership brand by avoiding five behaviors that can damage you in the eyes of your team members

Letters to the Editor: Don’t Pick on Ed

Association News: Association News

People/Awards, Learning Opportunities, Calendar

From the Editor: A Cure for (Institutional)Memory Loss

Technology isn’t a substitute for the knowledge of experienced people, but it can help raise everyone’s performance and offset some effects of a wave of retirements

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