Editorial Articles

Yesterday it was my birthday. I hung one more year on the line.I should be depressed, my life’s a mess, but I’m...

Cities and sewerage agencies often collect wastewater from large areas that must be conveyed to distant treatment plants. Handling this enormous volume...

Hamilton County sits immediately north of the Ohio River, at the southwest corner of Ohio, near the lowest point in the state....

Leak detection and repair has truly been a live-and-learn experience in Westlake, Ohio.Aided by a unique testing protocol that pinpoints problem areas,...

Municipalities, utilities and contractors face stricter enforcement of overweight-vehicle laws. The X-10 vacuum excavator from Hi-Vac Corp. is designed as a lighter...

People who aren’t in the business may find most municipal public works Web sites less than exciting. That’s not the case in...

RIDGID Hosts Forum Appreciation DayRIDGID hosted a three-day Roundup to recognize individuals who contributed to its online forum. Activities included product discussions,...

Plugged pipes are a pain. If they can’t be cleared easily, a city can spend six figures digging them up and replacing...

In the spirit of the holiday season, take a moment to reflect on the year that’s nearly over. Think of what you’ve...

City and utility officials know that manhole covers are disappearing from the streets — some 2,050 from Philadelphia alone in just the...

For more than a decade, the Watershed Manage-ment Division of the City of Gresham, Ore., looked for ways to deal with runoff...

I knew the exact day (July 2) when the July issue of this magazine began hitting readers’ desks. That’s because responses to...

A friend of mine calls it the Three-Foot Rule. It means that when he’s at a trade show, if you come within...

Diesel prices have been taxing for municipalities and utilities and anyone else who depends on diesel-powered equipment and trucks. From July 2007...

Birmingham Water Works (BWW) is a big water system in a drought-stricken region. Leaks are an obvious concern, and in 1999 the...

The City of Camas, Wash., couldn’t afford the environmental risk of sewage backing up during an electric power outage.“We had nine older...

High levels of hydrogen sulfide had corroded 1/2 to 1 inch of the concrete-brick and precast concrete manholes in Kalamazoo, Mich., causing...

Logiball Celebrates 25th AnniversaryLogiball, which manufactures trenchless rehabilitation and collection system maintenance equipment, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Roger Bissonnette, P.E.,...

The Alphajet manhole-cleaning nozzle from USB Sewer Equipment Corp. is designed to simplify cleaning with a combination of oscillating and driving nozzles...