Editorial Articles

Cable MachinesDuracable DM175Duracable’s 3/4 hp DM175 comes equipped with a 100-foot-long, 11/16-inch DuraFlex cable and a churn-through-anything heavy mainline blade. It demolishes roots and heavy...

Pipeline condition assessment has become of paramount importance for the worldwide underground infrastructure rehabilitation industry to ascertain critical condition states of a...

It can be a challenge to find the right pipeline inspection equipment for your operation. If you’re looking for a system with a...

The pandemic may be receding, but its impact still is profoundly felt in the workplace as employees — reeling from stress and...

Spring likes to come late in Northern Wisconsin. It was the very beginning of May when the last of this year’s snow...

When golfers lost interest in playing the greens and fairways of Clear Lake (Texas) Golf Course in the early 2000s, its owner...

Stormwater monitoring can be challenging. With what seems like endless variables and situations impacting data, documenting and calculating stormwater isn’t as simple...

During the last 10 years, the Chatham Water and Sewer Department has overcome a series of significant challenges: A controversial conversion to...

PEOPLE/AWARDS Fort Collins Utilities (Colorado) hired Kendall Minor as executive director. The position provides strategic leadership over the City of Fort Collins’ utility portfolio, which...

Memoreyes Sentry video system for remote site managementMemoreyes Municipal’s Sentry video system combines edge computers, high-speed cellular, high-definition cameras and battery-backed power supplies...

Combination sewer cleaning trucks are an important tool in a municipality’s toolbox. But when working in densely populated areas, the large trucks...

Vermeer names new VP of operationsMindi Vanden Bosch was named vice president of operations at Vermeer. Prior to joining Vermeer in 2008,...

Contractor chooses steel manhole risers for multiple projectsProblem:Founded in 1969, Herzog Contracting is a giant, with six divisions spread across rail, waste management...

ApplicatorsAPM SpinCasterFor cities with sufficient manpower, the City Self-Install Program for sanitary and storm manholes and catch basins is a dollar-saving choice....

NASSCO’s mission is to set standards for the assessment, maintenance and rehabilitation of underground infrastructure and to assure the continued acceptance and...

When all is working smoothly, underground utilities operate largely undetected by the community. Manholes and other utility covers offer the only visible...

Manhole rehabilitation has improved significantly over the past couple decades, and composites are playing a big role. Chad Nunnery started his career in...

It’s a rare workplace team or department that doesn’t have a resident slacker — that certain employee who always seems to shirk...

Water is a cycle, just like life. It rains down and rises back up. Precipitation to evaporation. Ashes to ashes. Dust to...