Editorial Articles

Duperon expands leadership teamDuperon Corp. welcomed Steve Macomber as business development manager. Macomber brings 25 years’ experience and will lead the company’s...

Manhole risers a fit for large metro sewer networkProblem:Home to Birmingham, and more than 660,000 residents, Jefferson is Alabama’s most populous county....

CATCH BASIN CLEANERS1. Hi-Vac Aquatech B-Series Combination Sewer CleanerThe Aquatech B-Series Combination Sewer Cleaner from Hi-Vac is suitable for any size municipality,...

NASSCO is celebrating 20 years of providing our industry with consistency and quality in the assessment of sewer conditions, with nearly 40,000...

Organic and naturally occurring microbiological solutions, combined with other trenchless rehabilitation efforts, provide an affordable and sustainable way forward for municipalities plagued...

Unsafe behaviors are the most common cause of workplace incidents causing injuries, fatalities and property damage. It is estimated that unsafe behaviors...

The city of Toledo’s residents are getting safer water thanks to an ongoing underground makeover.In 2014, the Ohio city had a drinking...

For more than a year now, approximately 4 million American workers a month have left their jobs — that’s nearly 49 million...

I was looking for some inspiration for this column when a quiet ding announced Anthony Drew’s arrival at the top of my...

One of the oldest port cities in the state of Florida (est. 1831), Apalachicola is known as the oyster capital of the...

The Upper Montgomery Joint Authority’s infrastructure was aging, and a combination of substantial inflow and infiltration along with increased frequency of weather...

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

Like many 18-year-olds, Kyle Bartlett didn’t know what he wanted to do upon graduating from high school, so he joined the U.S....

People/AwardsJohn D’Antonio Jr. was hired as the water resource business development manager at Wilson & Company Inc. Engineers and Architects. He is...

Superior 5-E Electric Smoke Blower finds faults, odors, leaks and inflowWhen testing laterals, building plumbing or pumping or inspecting septic tanks, smoke...

Sewer inspection requirements tend to vary with every job. Sometimes a crew needs crystal clear footage to assess every inch of a...

Water commission stops leak and saves highway from potential catastropheProblem:The DuPage Water Commission in Elmhurst, Illinois, found a leak underneath a major...

ELECTRONIC LEAK DETECTIONHermann Sewerin GmbH SeCorrPhon AC 200The SeCorrPhon AC 200 from Hermann Sewerin GmbH combines the characteristics of a correlator with...

Members of NASSCO’s Infiltration Control Grouting Committee and its Health and Safety Committee have released a new certified grouting safety program aimed...