Editorial Articles

Dublin, Ohio, and Lee’s Summit, Mo., are two very different cities — the latter more than twice as large. Yet both apply...

Filling a CCTV inspection operator’s position can be a real challenge. It’s not as if you can call the local labor pool...

SPIR STAR Opens Mexico Repair Center, Launches Web SiteSPIR STAR has named Comuniv S.A. de C.V., Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico, as an authorized...

American Highway Products Offers Flex-O-RingThe Flex-O-Ring rubber adjusting ring from American Highway Products Ltd. is installed under the utility casting on new...

In almost any organization, managers wear many hats: supervisor, mentor, disciplinarian, motivator, decision-maker, conflict resolver and more. But in the public sector,...

The JVLT combination trailer from Hi-Vac Corp./O’Brien Manufacturing increases sewer-cleaning productivity with all-hydraulic controls and simultaneous jetter/vacuum capability.“This next-generation unit is all...

Hats off to all those who take the time to write, speak and educate lawmakers and the public on important issues that...

I can still remember the look on my mother’s face as she walked from the car to the house after fall parent-teacher...

McElroy Adds Build and Price Internet FeatureMcElroy has added a build and price feature to its Web site, www.mcelroy.com. The feature...

Digital information greatly simplifies and streamlines management of municipal and utility infrastructure. But sometimes the challenge is to integrate all the different...

When is a wastewater collections department a school? When it’s the Pure Waters Division of the Monroe County (N.Y.) Department of Environmental...

The City of Beaver Dam (Wis.) water and wastewater utilities are pulling closer together, in part thanks to a dewatering system that...

When it rains in St. Petersburg, it pours. But the sewer system no longer overflows the way it used to, and manhole...

The City of Duluth is taking a top-to-bottom approach to eliminating sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). In fact, it has to.For one thing,...

General Offers Gen-Eye Spectra Video SystemThe Gen-Eye Spectra video inspection system from General Pipe Cleaners features a 160 GB hard drive, DVD...

With the “silver tsunami” retirement wave sweeping through, utilities and other public sector organizations face a golden opportunity to increase employee diversity....

The WTR III transformer transporter inspection camera from CUES Inc. can quickly change between wheels and optional high-traction tracks, allowing it to...

Anyone in the sewer industry knows that sewer systems are designed to handle three things: water, human waste, and toilet paper. When...

I used to stay in shape by playing basketball, and for years I could run up and down the court like a...