Choosing the right drain cleaning machine for the job is only half the battle. If you don’t choose the right cutting tool...
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Sewer Cameras: Rent, Lease or Buy?
Let’s face it, deciding whether to rent, lease or buy sewer inspection equipment is rarely simple. Whether you’re a municipality or a...
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Have CCTV Data and Don’t Know What To Do With It?
One of the challenges with a sewer asset CCTV program is taking the data collected in the field and making it easily...
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Does Public Outreach Reduce Impact?
When most people travel to a new city or town they look up and notice all the buildings, architecture, signage, and other...
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Jetting with Vision
Despite the power of jetting, operators have historically had to work blind. They’re given little if any information about the cleaning challenges...
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Avoid Rookie Mistakes on Your Next Crawler Purchase
Let’s face it, purchasing an inspection crawler can be stressful. Nobody wants to be responsible for a bad decision, and this particular...
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Looking For Some Face Time at WEFTEC
In the two years since I started working for COLE Publishing, I’ve occasionally thought about how I used to perceive the water...
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The Time to Invest in America’s Water Infrastructure is Now
Communities across the country are facing the immediate challenges of aging and inadequate drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. Most of our country’s...
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Condition Assessment is More Than Just Inspecting Pipe
Someone asked me 15 years ago what I did for a living, and I proudly answered, "I inspect pipe." I could barely contain my enthusiasm. Here...
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Water Infrastructure is Everyone's Business
Safe drinking water and effective wastewater management are basic building blocks of public health. Too often, we neglect our infrastructure until it...
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4 Evolved Pokemon That Could Protect Our Water
Editor's Note: This blog was originally posted on Think at the Sink, a public education arm of Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities Department. Here...
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Step-by-Step Basics for Camera and Pipe Locating
Camera and pipe locating can be very intimidating. However, with the right equipment and a bit of practice, you’ll find that it...
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Protecting Drinking Water by Becoming 'Climate Ready'
From Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Homer, Alaska, drinking water and wastewater utilities across the country are working with EPA to prepare for...
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Forum Targets Basic Water Needs in Appalachia
Big Stone Gap, Virginia, is about as far as you can go in EPA’s mid-Atlantic Region. But it was worth every mile of...
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Water Jets vs. Cable Machines: What’s the Difference?
Q: We use cable drain cleaners at our facility. But my young guys keep telling me I should switch to high-pressure water...
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Celebrating 10 Years of WaterSense
Did you know that two-thirds of the continental U.S. has experienced drought in the last few years? It has left many utilities...
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10 Reasons Why Utilities Ignore Non-Revenue Water
Utilities nationwide are facing incredible costs to upgrade aging and inadequate infrastructure and address challenges related to drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater management...
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Root, Root, Root for the Home Team
It’s October, and that means it’s time for the baseball post season, the World Series, and tree root problems. Actually, tree roots...
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Discarded US Mail Creates Serious Sewer Blockage
If you’re missing a bill or two from the Washington, D.C., area, it might be sitting in a catch basin at Anacostia...
























