Coordinating sewer inspection and rehabilitation efforts involves a constant back-and-forth between field crews and office staff, which can lead to miscommunication, data...
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Packaging Wastewater Infrastructure for Growth
As population growth continues, public entities are under increasing pressure to balance development, affordability and infrastructure readiness. While it is no easy...
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Teaching the Value of Green Infrastructure
The St. Francis Public School District won the Green Luminary Award from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District for changing its grounds into...
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The Future of Water
I drove to Colorado recently.Northern Wisconsin was frozen and snow covered when I left. Vehicles were parked on lakes where people were...
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Water Main Rehabilitation With Minimum Impact
One of the most dramatic moments for Waterbury’s aging drinking water system came when water from a pipe break was so forceful...
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A Plan to Foil Flooding
Throughout the United States, flooding produces a heavy financial and deadly toll. The Joint Economic Committee reported in 2024 that flooding costs...
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Worth Noting - April 2026
Association NewsThe village of Canton received a $50,000 grant through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Climate Smart Communities program....
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Industry News - April 2026
McElroy promotes Steve Caldwell to VP, human resourcesMcElroy has promoted Steve Caldwell to vice president, human resources. An Oklahoma native, Caldwell earned...
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Product Spotlight: Digital tool helps determine return on investment
There is now a way to transform complex water loss data into clear financial justification for infrastructure investments, helping municipalities secure budgets,...
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Product News - April 2026
Emerson DeltaV Saas SCADA mobile appThe rebuilt DeltaV SaaS SCADA mobile app from Emerson provides an entirely redesigned user interface for more...
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Product Focus: Hydroexcavation and Industrial Jet/Vac Services
Clothing/WorkwearMilwaukee Tool WORKSKIN Hooded Sun ShirtMilwaukee Tool’s WORKSKIN Hooded Sun Shirt is built to fight sweat. Engineered with a custom sweat-wicking fabric,...
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NASSCO Pushes for Water and Wastewater Funding
NASSCO is gearing up for its annual Washington, D.C., Fly-In scheduled for May 6, 2026, and invites all members in good standing...
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Dangers of Working Near Overhead Power Lines
Between 2011 and 2023, overhead power lines caused over 42% of all electrical-related workplace fatalities. Many of these unfortunate incidents did not...
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Making a Big Splash for Water Conservation
Each year the children’s water festival in Boulder hosts 800 to 1,000 young minds. Last year’s participants included 34 classes representing 14...
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Life Cycle Economics of Manhole Systems
Municipalities across the United States are grappling with the same challenge: aging wastewater infrastructure and shrinking maintenance budgets.The American Society of Civil...
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Life Isn’t Artificial
Progress from one perspective is often the opposite from another. Development takes away open and natural spaces. Heightened security takes away freedom....
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Efficiency Through Reinvention
Faced with sandy soils, a consistently high groundwater table and decades-old sanitary and water infrastructure, the city of Staples, Minnesota, is steadily...
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Water Operator Puts Community First
When there aren’t 100 mph winds bearing down on him, Chad Eggers spends his days with colleagues maintaining water and wastewater systems...
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Worth Noting - March 2026
Association NewsThe city of Chattanooga’s 1.4-acre Lynnbrook Park Project received the Grand Award in the Stormwater and Sanitary Category in the American...




















