Editorial Articles

In early 2024, after eight years of identifying improvements, updates and developing new content, NASSCO will release Version 8 of its Pipeline...

Each day we make decisions that can affect our safety. It’s no secret that almost 90% of incidents are caused by unsafe...

A water main breaks every two minutes in the United States, famously spilling enough water each year to fill over 9,000 swimming...

In 2011, the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority helped build a rain garden on a former “brownfield” parcel of land where an...

The theme of this month’s issue of Municipal Sewer & Water is Stormwater Management. But there’s another, deeper theme running through most...

Wastewater lift stations aren’t designed to last forever, and there are plenty of examples of communities suffering the consequences of delayed improvements. For...

The city of Minneapolis is in the midst of a $57 million expansion of a downtown stormwater tunnel system that’s designed to...

PEOPLE/AWARDS Allison Hardin was hired as director of the Lancaster County (South Carolina) Development Services Division, which includes the stormwater department.Josh Evans was...

The situations don’t happen often, but municipalities are periodically confronted with severe obstructions that even the highest-pressure nozzles can’t cut through. That’s...

SmartSights helps utilities reduce downtime and lessen costsFor 30 years, WIN-911 and SyTech have been trusted partners to protect critical infrastructure and plant...

Sewer Equipment celebrates 82 years Dixon, Illinois-based Sewer Equipment is celebrating 82 years of business this year. The company began in 1941 in...

Sewer inspection system helps city reduce inflow and infiltration Problem: About 10 years ago, the city of Bedford, Indiana, struggled to maintain its stormwater and...

We’ve probably all heard or used the phrase, “It’s no big deal,” in regard to safety concerns. Basically, a hazard isn’t a...

Electronic Leak Detection Hermann Sewerin GmbH SeCorrPhon AC 200The SeCorrPhon AC 200 from Hermann Sewerin GmbH combines the characteristics of a correlator with...

Through the development of specification guidelines, technical manuals, webinars, videos and other resources, NASSCO committees are making a major impact in setting...

Cured-in-place pipe lining has been around for more than 50 years. However, fumes emanating from styrene-based resins in the linings have concerned...

While most cities in the United States don’t pay for the entire cost of replacing private lead water-service lines, which have been...

I’ll admit, I haven’t paid a water bill in 15 years. I live in an area that isn’t served by any municipal sewer...

Water and wastewater utilities are always on the lookout for ways to boost efficiency and reduce costs. Municipal Innovations is a special...