It’s an understatement to say the City of Long Beach Water Department is passionate about Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The department, responsible...
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WATER/SEWER: Mapping Success
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Don’t Pick on Ed
To the editor:I enjoyed reading the column, “Are You Certified?” (“From the Editor,” MSW, November 2009). What was being urged (certification of...
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A Cure for (Institutional)Memory Loss
In this issue’s story about the City of Santa Barbara, wastewater collection supervisor Alex Alonzo makes an extremely interesting observation. It has...
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Worth Celebrating
The 2010 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International sticks to a proven formula: Exhibits, education, networking, fun.But this 30th annual show also...
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Clean as a Whistle
Water leaks, as many as five per week, made life hectic for the Public Works crews in Big Spring, Texas. They also...
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STORM: Getting Aggressive
Managing stormwater was the last thing developers in Athens, Ga., considered. During the past nine years, the community saw 11 percent population...
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Industry News - December 2009
Study Confirms 100-year Life Expectancy for PE PipeAn interim study by Jana Laboratories confirms a 100-year life expectancy for pipe made from...
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Compact, Low-Profile Hydroexcavator Works Well in Tight Spaces
The V500 vacuum excavator from McLaughlin Group Inc. has a low profile, compact design and short turning radius to help users maneuver...
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Meeting Expectations
The City of Garland Water Utilities Department knows it is important for its water system operators to complete all their activities on...
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Shedding New Light
In-place pipe lining is not new, but better materials and processes continue to make jobs faster and more worker friendly. With current...
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Are You Certified?
If you want to operate a wastewater treatment plant anywhere in the country, you need to be certified. You have to go...
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WATER: A Good Neighbor
When unaccounted for water kept rising in Des Moines, Iowa, Water Works officials knew they had to find a way to reverse...
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SEWER: Enhancing Collection
Municipal utilities facing wastewater collections conundrums can now get help through a new assessment process developed by the New England Interstate Water...
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Detective Work
Excessive flows at the Glen Walter (Ont.) Water Pollution Control Plant were preventing developers from expanding the township of South Glengarry.Six years...
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WATER: Fighting on Two Fronts
Austin is one of the fastest growing cities not only in Texas but in the nation. It also lies in a semi-arid...
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Industry News - November 2009
Mr. Manhole Expands into MaineMr. Manhole has partnered with Everett J. Prescott Inc., Gardiner, Maine, to be its distributor in Indiana, Ohio,...
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WATER: Bringing it Back
When maintenance crews popped the lid to inspect one of the 12 pumping stations for the Pasadena Park Irrigation District #17 in...
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A Click Away
What began as a NASSCO member benefit nearly two decades ago has become a gift to the entire trenchless technology industry. Since...
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Trouble With Tapes
I must comment on the wisdom of using videotapes to store pipe-line inspaction data (“Rooting for the Future” article, MSW, August 2009)....
