Editorial Articles

The city of Pottsville in Schuylkill County, Pa., faced a serious problem with wastewater overflows, caused in part by the design of...

As the federal and state budgets face deficits, and as those problems make their way down to the municipal level through cuts...

When I began my career as the “map guy” at the Madison County (Ala.) Water Department six years ago, I encountered a...

HOBAS Pipe’s Mele Receives Croft Award John Mele, area manager North Atlantic Region for HOBAS Pipe USA, received the 2011 Harry P. Croft...

In the April issue of MSW we told about NASSCO’s plans to require recertification of the Pipeline Assessment and Certification Program (PACP)...

Blue-White Offers DIGI-METER F-2000 Series Flowmeter The BW DIGI-METER F-2000 series electronic insertion-style flowmeter from Blue-White Industries is made for monitoring flow in...

The MegaMc PolyHorse pipe-handling system from McElroy is designed for use with a pipe fusion machine and 20- to 48-inch polyethylene pipe....

In most places, I&I is a seasonal problem or is driven by rain events. For the Miami-Dade (Fla.) Water and Sewer Department,...

The City of Aberdeen lies about half an hour north of Baltimore. Founded in 1892, the wastewater system is a patchwork of...

Phase II of the Clean Water Act hit the small rural community of Sierra Vista, Ariz., squarely be-tween the eyes. With no...

Regulatory pressure and budget constraints are just two factors raising attention paid to managing information about water distribution systems. The challenge is...

New employees at Marietta Water in Marietta, Ga., used to learn the ropes through informal on-the-job training that lacked accountability. These days, they’re...

Sen. James M. Inhofe of Oklahoma received the Citation for Exemplary Service to Public Works Award from the American Public Works Association. The...

The Cucamonga Valley Water District in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., needed to improve on a location-based customer information program for work order management...

Benjamin Franklin once said, “When the well runs dry, you know the worth of water.” The residents of Cohasset, Mass., couldn’t agree...

New to wastewater but not to infrastructure, Dan Fields saw a unique opportunity when he joined Colorado Springs Utilities in 2009.He sought...

In Fort Wayne, Ind., city officials believe going green is an economic imperative — that making services and infrastructure eco-friendly saves energy,...

I got my first full-time newspaper job when I was 23, and it paid next to nothing. In fact, if I broke...

AP/M PERMAFORM Names Wolf Regional Manager AP/M PERMAFORM named Robin Wolf East Coast regional manager for its trenchless renewal and replacement equipment and...