Editorial Articles

Distribution Systems SymposiumThe American Water Works Association Distribution Systems Symposium and Exposition is Sept. 21-24 in Austin, Texas. Technical and exhibit...

You wouldn’t depend on an 85-year-old toaster or furnace in your home, so why rely on an 85-year-old water or sewer line?That’s...

It’s always satisfying when we accomplish our goals. I’m experiencing that satisfaction right now as NASSCO’s vision of creating standards for the...

Beset by budget cuts, waves of retirements, shifting agendas from newly elected officials, and scarce resources, public employees need a new ally...

Exercising of valves and fire hydrants is a necessary but often time-consuming job. Mechanized and automatic exercisers reduce manual labor, and accompanying...

The VC16 vacuum catch basin cleaner from Vacall Industries Inc. is designed for municipalities that need a single machine able to perform...

The pump station on busy Brady Road in Camas, Wash., had a reputation for pump failures, and maintenance and corrosion problems. The...

You could say that the stormwater team in Brewer, Maine, consists of hundreds and maybe thousands of people. That’s because the city...

Union Sanitary District (USD) manages 777 miles of sanitary sewer line, most of it 8-inch clay pipes. Clay pipe means a lot...

In 1905, when the 5,000 citizens of Greeley, Colo., voted to build a new water plant, they were making a decision with...

When I started working on this magazine some 32 months ago, I expected to deal with many big-city water, sewer and stormwater...

The city of Santa Rosa faces the same problem as cities through-out California and the United States: a deteriorating wastewater collection system...

NESC Redesigns Web SiteThe National Environmental Services Center has redesigned its web site, www.nesc.wvu.edu. In development for more than a year, the...

Self-propelled cameras have become a necessity for inspecting and diagnosing sewer problems. The technology traditionally relies on video photography, with features like...

The waters around Key West, Fla., are the cleanest in the state and home to the only living coral reefs in the...

It’s hard enough maintaining an aging sewer system under the best of conditions. It’s harder still when the terrain is challenging and...

We often hear jokes about how “military intelligence” is an oxymoron. And we often hear complaints from managers that their employees just...

Round Rock, 15 minutes north of Austin in the hill country of central Texas, has seen its share of change since it...

Taxes are good. There. I’ve said it. I had to say it after watching a televised debate in which two candidates for...