Editorial Articles

NASSCO is dedicated to assuring the continued acceptance and growth of trenchless technologies, and education is a big part of that mission.Next...

Heavy rainfall and increased demands overloaded the existing sanitary sewer system in Grimes, Iowa, and forced the municipality to add a new...

For decades, companies and organizations have relied on two traditional and time-honored tools — engagement surveys and exit interviews — to improve...

Sometimes things that don’t seem at all connected really are. I was talking to a friend and coworker this morning about music....

Congrats! Tank of the YearOh, the creativity! In 2013, Tnemec painted thousands of water tanks across the country. In a voting process...

Inflow and infiltration used to be an issue in Coon Rapids. Now, not so much. The Minnesota municipality has been aggressive with...

The Peachtree City Water and Sewerage Authority in Peachtree City, Ga., is a relatively small utility with only 30 employees, but it...

Like many cities, Seattle, Wash., has had its share of problems with combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). In...

People/AwardsWest Virginia University’s Environmental Health and Safety Department received an Environmental Excellence Award in the municipal stormwater category from the West Virginia...

The P340+ flexiprobe pushrod video inspection range with built-in battery option from Pearpoint, an SPX brand, adds onboard lithium-ion battery power for...

ENZ USA Bulldog Antiblast nozzleThe Bulldog Antiblast nozzle from ENZ USA is designed to prevent blowing toilets when cleaning sewer lines near...

Picote names LMK Technologies equipment distributorPicote Oy of Porvoo, Finland, named LMK Technologies its North American distributor for trenchless drain rehabilitation equipment...

Although not entirely new, the Turbo III chain cutter cleaning nozzle from USB-Sewer Equipment Corp. is unique, and created its share of...

Manufacturers are constantly improving tools for cleaning and maintaining municipal sewer lines. New tools for jetting, cable machine cleaning and industrial vacuum...

Almost any employee can be an effective leader in their own way, whether they’re a supervisor or a line employee. But many...

As NASSCO grows, we continue to take important steps to assure the ongoing acceptance and growth of trenchless technologies here in the...

Sometimes the stories of our underground infrastructure go way beyond pipes and valves. They are stories about the environment we live in,...

When Henderson, Ky., entered a consent decree with the U.S. EPA in 2007, the water utility was already well on its way...