Canada’s York Region is undertaking an aggressive inspection of its trunk sewer lines in preparation for population growth.

Manufacturers are constantly improving tools for cleaning and maintaining municipal sewer lines. New tools for jetting, cable machine cleaning and industrial vacuum loading serve a variety of functions, from the cleaning of debris, roots and grease from various-sized pipe, to removing paint and other coatings from surfaces, to hydroexcavation and cutting. Here is a look at some of the latest developments.

Turbo chain cutter nozzles clear roots and other obstructions from egg-shaped pipes.

Emotional intelligence plays a bigger role than IQ in your professional success.

NASSCO is working to translate training and certification programs for the global market.

There’s far more to these stories than the physical assets of a water or wastewater utility.

Henderson Water Utility takes aggressive approach to combined sewer separation and reaps systemwide benefits.

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Nonprofit foundation reviews and grades major municipal asset maintenance and management systems.

Desert community strategizes to keep pace with the needs of residents and industry as explosive growth strains supplies.