Editorial Articles

With a water system that dates back more than a century, the city of Monroe, Mich., has always had to pay attention...

This month’s issue of Municipal Sewer & Water contains yet another example of a public information program that “moved the needle” on...

What does a city wastewater department do when there are no crises to address? “The city council is focused on quality of...

Insituform Names Vice President and TreasurerKenneth L. Young has been named vice president and treasurer for Insituform Technologies Inc. He has 30...

The Blue-Tek CIPP system from Reline America Inc. is designed to offer municipalities a cost-effective, verifiable and environmentally safe method of trenchless...

Few things make supervisors and managers as squeamish as performance reviews. But like them or not, organizations that don’t take them seriously...

Lateral reinstatement is a critical part of cured-in-place pipe lining. The faster new lateral openings can be cut into the newly installed...

There is no better time than now to invest in training and certifications in the trenchless technology industry. While our new administration...

It’s been a decade of growth for the Green Bay (Wis.) Water Utility. The economy may have curtailed that some, but even...

In March, this column asked Municipal Sewer & Water readers to share their equivalent of what I called a “fire chief speech”...

Power outages lasting minutes to hours at the Nick C. DeGroot Water Treatment Plant in Oakdale, Calif., were causing treated water storage...

A few years ago, a sewer inspection contractor approached the King County Wastewater Treatment Division in Seattle, Wash., with an offer. The...

The 2008 EPA First Place Award for Stormwater Management Excellence went to Rogue Valley Sewer Services (RVS) of Central Point, Ore. Only...

Geospatial Teams with HEBCO on Naval ProjectGeospatial Mapping Systems Inc. has entered into an agreement with HEBCO Inc. on the U.S. Navy’s...

Remote pipeline inspections call for cameras that have long cable range and reduce the number of setups. The K2 Series portable CCTV...

The next time you get your staff together for a meeting, be careful about who you look at. Without uttering a single...

Utility locating combines science with art. Among the biggest challenges is locating nonmetallic structures, such as plastic pipes installed without tracer wires...

Municipal and utility managers are well aware of the American Recovery and Reinvest-ment Act (the Stimulus Bill), which President Obama signed into...

Faced with a big stormwater pollution prevention task at a U.S. EPA Superfund site and a limited staff to do the work,...