Editorial Articles

In the March edition of NASSCO Corner, my predecessor Irvin Gemora communicated the importance of verifying the credentials of contractors certified in...

While in college I sometimes worked in the cafeteria dish room, scraping plates and running food scraps down the garbage disposal. One...

IPS Introduces Test-Tite Pressure Relief Pneumatic Plug The Test-Tite pressure relief pneumatic test plug from IPS Corp. features an internal-pressure, safety relief...

Like many smaller cities, Conneaut, Ohio is looking to stretch its budget. At present, the Wastewater Department faces a systemwide video inspection...

Three years ago, the water system of Wilcox County, Ala., was hemorrhaging both water and money. As much as half the water...

Sanitary sewer overflows (SSO) in Jacksonville, Fla., were a problem for JEA, the municipal utilities provider.The authority had invested in a SCADA...

It's not only bridges that come crashing down when deterioration and age cause structural failure. Drinking water storage structures can be overtaken...

AWWA, ASME-ITI Issue ANSI StandardThe American Water Works Association and American Society of Mechanical Engineers Innovative Technologies Institute have developed a...

Manholes are an important source of I&I, and municipal managers increasingly recognize the need to plug leaks in manhole chimneys and other...

Even the most successful door-to-door salesman would be envious of the sewer department in South Williamsport, Pa. The department is correcting a...

When roadway reconstruction raises the pavement level, manholes need to be repositioned so that they are once again level with the street....

I’m pleased to announce the first NASSCO publication in Spanish: the Jetter Code of Practice Manual. The time is right. I have...

No one likes a braggart. Maybe that’s why so few utility managers respond to our invitations to recognize their people. Because they...

People/AwardsAmanda Martin, a graduate student at Virginia Tech, received the American Water Works Association 2010 American Water Scholarship.Rebecca Ye (Bangor, Maine) was...

MWH Soft Unveils InfoWorks TS InfoWorks TS software for advanced hydraulic transient analysis from MWH Soft is designed to assess the effects...

Many managers can relate to Joe, a middle manager who consistently receives great performance reviews. He’s motivated and hard-working, and also a...

The self-illuminating color zoom pole camera (10:1 optical plus digital zoom) from Zistos Corp. is designed for safe inspection of hard-to-reach or...

Louisiana FS Solutions Center Adds Guzzler PartsFederal Signal Environmental Solutions Group’s FS Solutions center in Gonzales, La., now stocks parts for Federal...

The U.S. EPA’s Capacity, Management, Operations & Maintenance (CMOM) program for sewer systems is not yet officially on the books, but municipalities...