Editorial Articles

Did you know that high-pressure jetting of sewer pipes can damage some materials? “All sewer pipe can be damaged,” says Kent Carlson, vice...

Topeka, Kansas, has approximately 760 miles of sanitary sewers, and despite a proactive approach to maintenance, the inevitable deterioration of certain infrastructure...

Record-breaking numbers of employees continue to quit their jobs — an average of 4.3 million a month from July through November in...

Sometimes you need a reset.Success breeds complacency. When everything is humming along, it seems easy. And it’s easy to relax. Your jobs...

The Macon Water Authority is a testament to the value of master planning. In 2018, a new industrial customer, Irving Tissue, began plans...

The Dallas Area Municipal Authority in northeastern Pennsylvania is in the midst of a $4 million manhole-rehabilitation project aimed at significantly reducing...

PEOPLE/AWARDS The City of Delray Beach (Florida) received a Sustainable Practices Recognition Award from the American Concrete Pavement Association in recognition of its use of...

ABB AquaMaster4 mobile comms flowmeterABB’s AquaMaster4 mobile comms flowmeter is a wireless solution for continuous flow measurement, the logging of accurate data...

Stormwater runoff is commonly one of the biggest causes of excessive inflow and infiltration issues. To combat that issue, Advanced Drainage Systems...

Aries names Wes Brown as new Canadian sales managerAries Industries hired Wes Brown as Canada sales manager. Brown, based in Innisfil, Ontario,...

Community employs inspection software to help prepare for stormProblem:With the picturesque and environmentally sensitive Big Thompson River running through its heart, the City...

Crawler CamerasAries Industries Mobile Pathfinder SystemThe Mobile Pathfinder System from Aries Industries is a lightweight, portable system for accurately inspecting mainlines that are 6 inches or...

By now most of us have heard the term PFAS, but there is still some mystery surrounding these substances, so NASSCO Technical...

Officials at Central Arkansas Water decided in 2019 to get serious about leak detection. So they bought a dog. “Dogs can identify lots...

The sewer cleaning industry has changed significantly over the past 35 years, but one constant has been the innovative nozzle solutions coming...

Studies show that on average, about one-third of new employees quit their jobs within the first six months after getting hired. That’s...

A conversation can go a long way. It could prevent a clog. It might make your systems stronger. Sometimes I use this space to...

Debra Burden is the idea person in the Water Conservation section of the Department of Water Resources in Citrus County, Florida, and...

PEOPLE/AWARDS Gregg Strakaluse was hired as the public works director for the City of Bakersfield, California. He spent the previous 15 years as the...