Editorial Articles

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...

PEOPLE/AWARDS The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments received a $62,204 grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy to identify high-priority publicly...

Elastec DrumIt drum-filling vacuum headElastec’s DrumIt is a drum-filling vacuum head with an automatic shut-off setup. Simply connect the DrumIt to any...

Locating cross bores can be a long, tedious process without the right equipment. Since there are only so many work hours in...

Brown and Caldwell appoint Mid-South leaderThe environmental engineering and construction firm Brown and Caldwell announced Erin Williams joined the firm as vice...

Surge relief angle valves prevent surge damage on lift stationProblem:New freeway construction required an existing lift station to be relocated in the city...

Control PanelOrenco Controls OLS Control PanelsOLS Control Panels from Orenco Controls come with the choice of either integrated starters or variable frequency drives that optimize...

For the second year in a row, NASSCO’s 2021 Annual Washington, D.C., Fly-In was virtual. Held over several days, from Dec. 6-17, the...