Editorial Articles

The City of Duluth battles topography and cold winters in a campaign to manage stormwater and comply with national guidelines

A children’s play about storm drains wins a major public educator award from the New England Water Environment Association

With a shrinking customer base and aging infrastructure, the City of Buffalo used a precise, strategic approach to tame costs while improving efficiency

Manufacturers offer a wide variety of systems for stopping clear-water infiltration to manhole chimneys and structures

An EPA mandate forces a Rhode Island community to examine sewer operations and discover hidden weaknesses and valuable strengths

The direct-acting hydraulic system design by Joseph Recht and Nicholas Tierno took first place in RIDGID’s Case Western Reserve University design competition.

A custom-made manhole cover from I.B. Moore Co. LLC is designed to make travel smoother for motorists.

Edwin Burnsed has helped maintain the sanitary sewers for the Orem (Utah) Public Works Department since 1985.

The City of Tucson program helps employees walk in others’ shoes and learn skills that can open the way to career advancement

The Monoform manhole rehabilitation system uses poured-in-place concrete to create a brand-new, leak-free structure inside the old

“Liquid Assets” program educates consumers on the importance of underground infrastructure and its proper maintenance

Hillsborough County, Fla., lines up a large force of citizen helpers to support cleanup, monitoring and restoration of waterways

Volunteers help communities and utilities attend to a host of tasks they could never handle otherwise in a time when budgets are tight

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A small city in Minnesota meets the challenges of an aging infrastructure with a mix of rehabilitation technologies and aggressive public education

PACP becomes the industry standard in Quebec, and the new mandatory guideline helps position the program as the standard for Canada

Resilience is the key to helping team members stay productive and energized even in the face of rapid change and constant pressure

The Spin Doctor valve and hydrant exerciser is designed to simplify the processes of exercising valves and collecting and analyzing data

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