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Editor’s Blog:
Nearly $400 Billion Needed for Water Infrastructure

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s fifth Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment, the results of which were released earlier this week, show that $384 billion in improvements are needed for the nation’s drinking water infrastructure through 2030 for systems to continue providing safe drinking water to 297 million Americans. The survey identified investments needed over the next 20 years for thousands of miles of pipe and thousands of treatment plants, storage tanks and water distribution systems.

Guest Blog:
$16,000 Water Bill Causes Uproar in California

When a woman in Escondido, Calif., received a $16,000 water bill for roughly 30 days worth of service from December 2012 to January 2013, she knew something wasn’t right. According to an article on the San Diego NBC affiliate website, Margaret Kreusser said her bills are normally around $115 for about 150 gallons of water used per day. The recent bill is almost 150 times that. The local utility claimed Kreusser’s property must have had a leak that averaged more than 87,000 gallons of water a day. However, there’s no evidence of any leaks such as pooling water or excess groundswell to suggest that Kreusser used 3,625 gallons of water an hour or 60 gallons a minute.

Pipeline Inspection Evolves to Handle Mature Market

New technologies and condition assessment programs along with a more knowledgeable customer base have transformed the way drain cleaning contractors and municipalities inspect pipelines. The industry has moved from one that could only observe existing pipe conditions to one that inspects, reviews, catalogues and analyzes collected data, allowing technicians to forecast potential problems in sewers and drainlines.  

Tips for Buying Your Next CCTV Inspection Van

Shopping for a new CCTV inspection van can be overwhelming. With so many pipeline inspection equipment manufacturers, narrowing down the search to just one can be a challenge. The right CCTV inspection van for one municipality may not be the right choice for your utility. It’s important to identify what you need and to understand how inspection equipment differs among manufacturers.

Editor’s Blog:
New Game Takes You to the World’s Sewers

The people of this industry are certainly no strangers to the foul conditions of the average sewer system, but worldwide rat infestations and feline manifestos go beyond the typical day-to-day. Yet those are the challenges Joe Gillis, employee of the Las Vegas Sewer Maintenance System, faces in Sewer Wars, a new game available for the iPhone and iPad. The game allows you to scour the world’s sewer systems with him in the effort to maintain order and control.

Check out all these stories at www.mswmag.com/ec/2013/July



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