January 2010 Table of Contents

Features

• 14Water: Year by Year
  El Paso keeps building on success in its water conservation efforts, protecting water supplies for users while keeping costs well in line
• 20Water: No Valve Left Behind
  A Tennessee utility’s proactive valve maintenance program quickly pays dividends in reduced manual labor, reduced leakage, and better asset data
• 30Storm: Keeping Them Clean
  Installing stormwater BMPs is only half the battle. Progressive communities build sound maintenance programs to keep those facilities functioning properly
• 36Better Mousetraps: Noble Savage
  A heavy-duty chain cutter helps a Michigan authority clear a severe root blockage from a 30-inch main and restore normal flow
• 38Technology 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
• 48Expo Preview: Expo: Better Ways
  Seminars at the 2010 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo cover pipe inspection and cleaning, equipment upgrades, and other topics for municipal managers

Columns

• 8Letters to the Editor: Certification Has Value
  In response to the editor’s column in the November 2009 edition of Municipal Sewer & Water (“Are You Certified?”), the Association of Boards of Certification (ABC) agrees that wastewater collection system operator certification is beneficial to the industry. However, it also ensures the integrity of the profession.
• 10From the Editor: A Change in Thinking?
  Are taxes a nuisance that take too big a bite out of discretionary income? Or a way to pay for things we need and want for ourselves and our families?
• 42The Human Side: Strength in Numbers
  Seattle-area water utilities form a partnership to promote water conservation and find the approach appealing to consumers
• 44NASSCO Corner: A Future Goodbye and New Beginnings
  The English proverb, “All good things must come to an end,” is as true as it is misunderstood. While I believe good things do end, they are so often replaced by other good things in life. That perspective is important to remember.
• 45Industry News: Industry News
  Ralston, NASSCO Past-President, Dies at 71; Fluid Conservation Systems Names Distributor; UEMSI Adds 3T Equipment as West Coast Service Center; Northeast Trenchless Hosts Annual Meeting, January Mud School
• 46Association News: Association News
  People/Awards, Learning Opportunities, Calendar
• 47Product Spotlight: System Helps Prevent Manhole Cover Thefts and Illegal Dumping
  Manhole security system from SewerLock
• 47Product News: Product News
  Product news from McLaughlin, StoneAge, and General Pipe