Editorial Articles

No one cries when thousands of gallons of treated water leak out of a transmission main several feet below their daily...

The Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International will return to Indianapolis Feb. 25-28, 2013, bringing back everything that made the...

Unit smokes out leaksProblemThe strong smell of sewer gas forced management to close a golf clubhouse in Chicago, Ill. Unless the situation...

The 1.5 mgd RCA Pump Station, located in a commercialized area of Deptford, N.J., always had grease problems, but they grew worse...

PEOPLE/AWARDS The City of Pensacola's Admiral Mason Park won the Florida Stormwater Association 2012 Project Excellence Award. Mesa Consolidated Water District of Costa Mesa,...

Whether that brand new control valve in your system is the first one you have ever had to look after or if...

Combined sewer systems were the best solution for city water management in the 1800s, but their pollution of waterways is a struggle...

The City of Marathon, Fla., the midpoint of the Florida Keys, is some 75 miles from the mainland on U.S. Route 1,...

In the 1990s, the Town of Daphne, Ala., had one of the state's worst environmental records. Sanitary sewer overflows were a common...

Spartan hybrid hydrojetter The Model 740 hybrid fuel hydrojetter from Spartan Tool LLC delivers 4,000 psi at 12 gpm. Available in either...

The upgraded Inspector Cam camera system from Vac-Con Inc. features a CUES camera that can be mounted on any Vac-Con...

SCADA systemThe TAC II SCADA system from Data Flow Systems provides remote monitoring, control and automation solutions for wastewater and freshwater utilities....

Why would a municipal utility design and bid a project that significantly reduces I&I and increases the longevity of its sewers...

Pump Solutions Group launches websitePump Solutions Group launched its new website, www.psgdover.com. The site is part of PSG's "One Company-One Customer" brand...

Can you think of a time you were really uncomfortable? Maybe it was a time you had to speak in ...

In today's municipal world, where utility departments are continually asked to do more with less, efficiency is critical. Funds are...

Everyone in the municipal sewer and water industry encounters an emergency situation from time to time. Usually it's a broken water main...

Monitoring system prevents sewer spillProblemA sewer in West Covina, Calif., overflowed occasionally. Operators needed a way to monitor the level and receive...

The City of Alpharetta received the Stormwater Program of the Year Award from the Georgia Association of Water Professionals. Alpharetta ...