Editorial Articles

Every four years, our country’s infrastructure gets graded by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). With its Report Card on America’s...

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Arthur C. ClarkeI am old enough (easily) to remember when home computers were widely...

Shaped by gravity and topography, watersheds rarely conform to political boundaries. And yet, counties, cities and villages need to be aware of...

The Village of North Bay is a picture-perfect enclave of homes, manicured yards, and tree-lined streets tucked into the north side of...

As a suburb of Boston, Mass., the Town of Dedham was all too familiar with the pitfalls, disruption and enormous costs of...

NASSCO Introduces Sewer Grouting Web SiteThe National Association of Sewer Service Companies has launched www.sewergrouting.com, a Web site for the group’s Infiltration...

The 29th Annual Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International drew an optimistic crowd to the Kentucky Exposition Center Feb. 25-28.While the economy...

Salaries used to give employees plenty to talk about around the water coolers at the Tualatin Valley Water District in metropolitan Portland,...

Trenchless technologies for replacing water and sewer pipes — lining, pipe bursting and others — have become well established. For prospective users,...

I picked up The Washington Post just a few days after President Barack Obama was sworn in as our 44th president, and...

In New York state, the largest source of pollution is stormwater. It’s a problem more and more residents of Monroe County are...

Maintaining the distribution infrastructure is a critical challenge for the Halifax Regional Water Commission (HRWC), known locally as Halifax Water.The HRWC, centered...

The boa constrictor is one of the world’s most feared predators. Once it wraps around its prey, that’s the end.Contrary to myth,...

A 2 1/2-foot-deep sinkhole, 3 feet square, developed in Tacoma, Wash., when soil eroded under a 115-kV transmission tower after a cookie...

LMK Launches New Web SiteLMK Enterprises Inc. has launched its new Web site, www.performance liner.com. The site offers online product brochures, installation...

The Sewer Jet 700 from John Bean Sprayers offers municipalities an advanced trailer-mounted waterjetter that is powerful, durable and easy to operate.“This...

In many organizations, great ideas can be doomed by four simple words: Let’s form a committee. Not in Maryland’s Anne Arundel County....

Truck-mounted vacuum and jetting systems are essential tools in sewer maintenance and can be adapted with relative ease for hydroexcavation. Yet for...

Our industry is lucky: We have a consistent silver lining during these cloudy economic times. Some may differ, but I believe consent...