Editorial Articles

When you’re located in a remote, pristine region like the Pacific Northwest, self-sufficiency is vital. The city of Port Angeles, on Washington’s...

Data management is becoming more important as municipalities continue to see budgets tighten. A new module for WinCan infrastructure inspection and asset...

It may sound counterintuitive, but two heads aren’t always better than one. At Montgomery County Water Services in Dayton, Ohio, officials found...

People/Awards The University of Notre Dame received a Certificate of Recognition from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management for its stormwater management program. Alison...

Fire flows as low as 300 to 400 gpm and customer complaints of rusty water kept the Marion (Ind.) Water Department busy...

It will never be more convenient to attend the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo than in 2012, when the biggest trade show...

It hardly seems right: You spend $200,000 or $300,000 for a combination cleaning truck. And then how much you get out of...

More than half the sewer lines in Great Neck, N.Y., are nearly a century old. But like a spry senior citizen who...

Gorman-Rupp Names Knudsen Eastern District Manager-Engineered Systems The Gorman-Rupp Co., Mansfield Division, named Eric Knudsen eastern district manager-engineered systems. He will cover Maine,...

The City of Leominster (pronounced “Leminster”) Department of Public Works has been working for more than a decade on systemwide improvements to...

The Des Plaines River originates in Libertyville, Ill., and eventually reaches the mighty Mississippi. Flooding is common along the corridor, and some...

Founded in 1928, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with 36,000 individual members and 75 member...

RIDGID Introduces One-Touch Digital Monitor The one-touch SeeSnake CS-10 digital monitor from RIDGID can record still images and video. It features video and...

The Adapt-a-Valve Inspection Chamber from Mainline Backflow Products can be used as an inspection chamber, as an extendable backwater valve to protect...

Waterjetters and cameras are basic tools for sewer inspection and cleaning. Manufacturers have taken a variety of approaches to combining those capabilities...

Faced with rapid growth in the last 15 years that sometimes strained internal systems and processes, officials at the Utility Services Department...

Trailer-mounted jetters Max Flow trailer-mounted jetters from Amazing Machinery are available with a single jetter hose for large lines or dual jetter hose...

The Chittenden County (Vt.) Regional Stormwater Education Program received the Green Mountain Water Environment Association Stormwater Award for outstanding performance in education...

In A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius buried the Roman town of Herculaneum, and its sewer system, under 60 feet of debris. After a...