People/AwardsThe Village of Schaumburg (Ill.) Department of Public Works received its third Re-Accreditation Award from the American Public Works Association.The American Public...
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It Takes All Hands
If you want people to care about something, show how it benefits them. It’s an old concept, and it’s working to great...
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Clamping Down on Losses
The water system in the City of Decatur serves a population of 79,000, but even more noteworthy is its thirsty base of...
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Industry News - January 2011
Pumper & Cleaner Expo Heads to Indianapolis in 2012The 2012 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International will be held in Indianapolis Feb....
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Product News - January 2011
Coxreels Introduces Multi-Position Guide ArmThe Side Mount Series of reels from Coxreels feature a multi-position guide arm for maximum hose control....
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PowerGrit Tool Offers a More Efficient, Safer Way to Cut Pipe
The PowerGrit utility saw chain from ICS, Blount International, cuts ductile and cast-iron, PVC and HDPE pipe as well as pipe lining...
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Giving A Listen
The City of Kingsport, Tenn., estimated it was losing more than 1.2 million gallons of water, and associated revenue, to leaking pipes...
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Treading Lightly
Communities nationwide are looking for ways to save energy, reduce their carbon footprint, and operate more sustainably. These efforts extend to the...
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Tracking Trouble
A heavily tuberculated, flaking and rusting 90-foot section of 18-inch carbon steel pipe in a 280-foot clay pipe sewer was a headache...
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A Lot to Learn
This year’s Pumper & Cleaner Expo education program offers 84 seminars given by industry experts covering a full range of topics for...
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Who Were Your Mentors?
"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around....
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Managing Assets
"Necessity is the father of invention” means we will find a way to accomplish something when a need is presented. Given our...
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Keeping Them On Board
These days, some studies show that employees in their mid-20s work an average of 16 months before moving on. An employee age...
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Worth Noting - January 2011
People/AwardsJoanne Salge and Amanda Cabazos, employees of the Corpus Christi (Texas) Water Department and Storm Water Department, received the At Your Service...
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A Better Blend
The Wallace R. Knox Wastewater Treatment Plant in Texas City, Texas, operates one of two belt presses seven days a week during...
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Industry News - December 2010
Pumper & Cleaner Expo Heads to Indianapolis in 2012The 2012 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International will be held in Indianapolis, Feb....
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Motor City Renaissance
Hammered by declining water sales, a declining population, fewer personnel, a shrinking industrial base, deteriorating infrastructure and rising costs, the Detroit Water...
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Leap of Faith
How will we know that your projections and expected benefits will play out?”That’s the question Brett Richards faced from the Ross Valley...
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Essential Players
The team at El Toro Water District (ETWD) in Lake Forest, Calif., includes two professionals with a combined 61 years of experience...







