Editorial Articles

Pipe location systems use a variety of technologies to detect underground utilities. The objective always is to make locating as easy as...

At 5:16 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, 1981, an explosion in downtown Louisville, Ky., hurled a passenger car into a railroad overpass...

For more than eight decades, the Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority has protected the public health and provided infrastructure to support economic...

A 100-year decision changed the course of the Water Division in Iowa City, Iowa.The original water treatment plant, built in 1882 and...

For companies in the private sector, public relations is an accepted and essential function. A business may have a public relations representative...

Ogunquit is a seasonal resort town on the coast of Maine, but its sewer district faces some big, non-seasonal problems: relentless tides,...

IDEX Acquires Nova TechnologiesIDEX Corp. has acquired Nova Technologies Corp. for $158 million. NTC is a provider of metering technology and flow...

Association NewsDenver District Loses Robert W. HiteBob Hite, district manager of the Denver Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation District, passed away on Dec. 4....

Built in 1939, a 9.15-inch cast-iron water main in the Bourne Water District of Cape Cod, Mass., runs above ground as it...

Traditional and cutting-edge Internet technologies help the City of Atlanta staff keep residents involved and supportive of improvement initiatives.Case in point: When...

Computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) have become almost essential for water, wastewater and stormwater departments with numerous fixed and mobile assets. These...

The U.S. Department of Justice Department has penalized more than 50 city and county wastewater systems around the country in the past...

Innovative green technology is part of the answer to help the City of Los Angeles meet stormwater pollution reduction mandates and achieve...

It isn’t always easy to manage and maintain an older water distribution system in a historic city like Wilmington, Del. Lately, the...

Henry Ford, the father of Ford Motor Co., was meeting with his top lieutenants, who were arguing about a major repair project...

Even with the advent of sophisticated technology, locating PVC pipes and other non-metallic objects remains a vexing problem. The Innspector 07 from...

Jan. 29-31Underground Construction Technology International Conference and Exhibition, Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, Ga. Call Karen Francis at 281/558-6930, ext: 222 or visit...

NDWC PublicationsThe National Drinking Water Clearinghouse published the following information:• Tech Brief: Valve Exercising• Tech Brief: Line Pigging• Tech Brief: Development of...

Sustainable Water Sources ConferenceThe Sustainable Water Sources: Conservation and Resources Planning Conference and Exposition on Feb. 10-13 at the Grand Sierra Resort...