Editorial Articles

Blockages, root intrusion and other issues can cause major problems for water, wastewater and stormwater pipes. Proper and effective cleaning can improve...

One sad consequence of the collapse in the economy is the way certain groups of people have been denigrated.The unemployed, for example....

The Operations and Maintenance Department of Rogue Valley Sewer Services, a sanitary authority in Central Point, Ore., used to summon the vacuum...

It’s a challenge servicing sanitary and storm sewersystems in a county comprising 616 square miles with a population of half a million.That’s...

SPX Offers Wastewater Treatment BrochureSPX Flow Technology offers a water and wastewater brochure with information on SPX filters, mixers, pumps, analyzers, metering...

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) can be an efficient and environmentally friendly way to install underground utilities.However, the process becomes more difficult in...

There’s a word for traffic disruptions around Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania state capital: ugly. When two dual pipelines running deep beneath one of...

The 2009 TV documentary, “Liquid Assets: The Story of our Water Infrastructure,” sent a powerful message about the importance of water and...

The Wastewater Maintenance Section in the City of Glendale, Calif., has attacked the root of its sewer problems by letting the guys...

Darrin Drollinger was named the executive director of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, which also named award recipients for...

These days, managers who are constantly challenged to do more with less must innovate to survive and thrive. But to find new...

The Model 636-S steerable stainless steel pan-and-tilt inspection camera and crawler from TV Ferret is designed to inspect 6- to 36-inch pipes. The...

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...