Editorial Articles

The 800-HPR Series 3 truck jet with the Eco Jet System from Sewer Equipment Co. of America has a fully baffled 1,500-gallon...

The National Association of Sewer Service Companies (NASSCO) board of directors has selected Ted DeBoda, P.E., to succeed Irvin Gemora as Executive...

As I write this (just past mid-April), I am sighing with relief at having completed another year’s income tax filing on time.I...

Bench depth is just as valuable to business organizations as it is to sports teams. Just ask the senior management at the...

Heavy rains were over-whelming the Vallejo (Calif.) Sanitation and Flood Control District sewers and bypass systems, sending untreated sewage into San Francisco...

Everyone in Kitsap County, Wash., lives in some watershed that drains to Puget Sound. Because the 393-square-mile area looks pristine, the county’s...

Software that can detect and filter e-mail spam incorporates a library of known spam characteristics, learns from user input and recognizes patterns....

A 1992 consent order from the U.S. EPA to reduce sanitary sewer overflows started the Wastewater Collection Division of the Miami-Dade (Fla.)...

Pipe bursting and horizontal directional drilling are important items in any municipality’s trenchless repair tool kit. Here is a look at some...

To operate efficiently, owners of subsurface utilities and surface infrastructure need to avoid conflicts during construction and repairs. Coordination between water, sewer...

Badger Meter Purchases Cox Instruments, Flow DynamicsBadger Meter Inc. of Milwaukee, Wis., has purchased Cox Instruments LLC of Scottsdale, Ariz., and its...

General Pipe Offers Metro-Rooter The Metro-Rooter root-cutting machine from General Pipe Cleaners can clear up to 75 feet with 5/8-inch Flexicore wire...

The water-powered HydroCut self-propelled robotic cutter from Envirosight LLC uses high-pressure water to power a cutting head that clears roots from drain...

Every month I’ve been grateful for these 500 words to say what’s on my mind and educate the readers of Municipal Sewer...

In Wisconsin where I live, we naturally treasure Lake Michigan. That lake and all the Great Lakes now face the threat of...

An ambitious pilot project using green solutions in Kansas City, Mo., is believed to be the largest of its kind for combined...

It’s relatively easy to assess the condition of gravity sewer pipes — just run a crawler camera through the line and record...

Finding leaks in water transmission mains before they become safety hazards is an ongoing challenge for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission in...

The city of Ames, Iowa, is moving steadily toward a DIY approach in sewer line cleaning and inspection. As in: Do it...