Editorial Articles

As the president of the Chesapeake Water Environment Association (CWEA) and a former chair of the Collection System Committee, I have seen...

Catch basin risers Catch basin risers from American Highway Products eliminate debris falling into collection systems causing backups, reduce costs, and streamline the...

Fluid Metering valveless pumpThe low volume, valveless metering pump from Fluid Metering Inc. is made for the precise dispensing of air sensitive,...

Big Shot pneumatic piercing tools from Footage Tools Inc. are made for water, gas and cable installations. Available in 2-, 2.5-, 3-...

When a tornado nearly leveled sections of Americus, Ga., the city got down to the business of rebuilding. One major reconstruction project...

A firm handshake and concern for the customer were as important as backhoes and budgets to the success of a $16 million...

Combined sewer overflows were once a regular headache for the wastewater treatment operators and the residents living around Narragansett Bay in Rhode...

Flow monitors are critical tools for overseeing both sewer collection and water distribution systems, and successful interaction requires software that is reliable...

My first clean-water-related job was with a metro agency looking to win public acceptance for its biosolids land application program, which had...

People/Awards The Hopkinsville Surface and Stormwater Utility received the Kentucky League of Cities Enterprise City Award for the construction of the Woodmont Basin...

A giant showroom of cutting-edge municipal and environmental services equipment and products greeted attendees at the 2012 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo...

Installed in the 1920s, the brick and block manholes in Waupaca, Wis., were failing from age. Some were in danger of collapsing....

Thieves will steal almost anything these days, and that includes storm drain grates. Jerry Taylor believes he has a remedy.Taylor, field supervisor...

Flexible epoxy repairs manhole chimneysProblemInflow and infiltration entering the sewer system through manholes during wet weather caused severe overflows at the three...

Each year the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo is filled with new products and technologies that can help cities and utilities do...

Atlas Copco acquires Houston Service IndustriesAtlas Copco North America LLC acquired Houston Service Industries Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of low-pressure blowers and...

Good leaders don’t carry the load themselves To the Editor: I read your “Lessons in Leadership” column in the February issue of MSW. As...

For many years now, you have heard PACP (the Pipeline Assessment and Certification Program) pro-claimed as “the standard” in pipeline inspection. It...

Manhole renewal PERMAFORM from AP/M PERMAFORM is an engineered mortar liner system for manholes. Specially formulated for ultrahigh strength mortar, it is centrifugally...