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During a typical job interview, there are two tough places to be: behind the desk and in front of it. Behind it,...

Hydroexcavation enables damage-free digging around buried utilities, but traditionally, productivity has been limited by the periodic need to empty vacuumed soil slurry...

Illinois American Water Plant Receives LEED CertificationIllinois American Water’s new treatment plant in Champaign County has been awarded LEED Certified status. It...

General Offers Gen-Eye POD, Mini-POD Inspection SystemsThe Gen-Eye POD and Mini-POD video inspection systems from General Pipe Cleaners combine camera, reel and...

A few bad apples often spoil the barrel, and that’s exactly why I’m sending out this industry call to action to protect...

If you think the U.S. EPA Capacity, Management, Operation and Maintenance (CMOM) program is some complicated, bureaucratic nightmare, then you haven’t read...

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) will host a webcast on Getting the Most from Your Hydraulic Model on Wednesday, March 10....

While President Obama last week ordered a freeze for all discretionary spending from 2011 through 2013, the White House budget proposal for...

Many wastewater collection system technicians have had this experience: You need to inspect a line, or set up a skid for waterjet...

Private sewer laterals are a major source of infiltration in many communities. Inspecting those pipes can be a chore, because in many...

Trenchless technology has opened up a world of opportunities for cost-effective wastewater infrastructure rehabilitation and life extension for the City of Nampa,...

FOG can be a big problem in San Francisco — not the misty kind that famously blankets the City by the Bay,...

A combined storm and sanitary sewer system in the District of Columbia serves 12,955 acres, or 33 percent of the city. Stormwater...

Instead of telling homeowners to use fewer pounds of fertilizer because it is good for water quality, Fran Geissler and her staff...

Familiar and fun are words that come to mind when talking about two acts set to headline the special Saturday Evening Jam...

A few months ago in this space I invited readers to share thoughts on certification for wastewater collection system operators. The topic...

Often when I speak about NASSCO, I talk about the organization as a whole, a leader for more than 30 years in...

During an unprecedented wave of retirements, leadership is a hot issue for water and wastewater utilities. To develop effective leaders to fill...