Editorial Articles

The city of Lima, Ohio, struggled with combined sewer overflow issues for decades. Something had to change. Of the city’s 251 miles of...

Sewer overflow issues finally came to a head for the Metropolitan District (Hartford, Connecticut) in the early 2000s. The Metropolitan District, a nonprofit...

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

PEOPLE/AWARDS Ben Bartlett was hired as public works director for the Volusia County (Florida) Public Works Department. He replaces John Angiulli, who retired following...

Little Giant celebrating 80th anniversary in 2021Franklin Electric brand Little Giant is celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2021. The company is marking...

Super Products Mud Dog 700 vacuum excavatorSuper Products’ new Mud Dog 700 is a compact, versatile vacuum excavator that is ideal for...

Wrestling heavy equipment or other objects alone from the box of a pickup truck is not only difficult, it can also be...

Electronic Leak DetectionGeneral Pipe Cleaners Gen-Ear LEThe Gen-Ear LE from General Pipe Cleaners is an easy-to-use, economical water leak locator with strong sound amplification. It can...

In addition to the many NASSCO specification guidelines, videos, manuals, publications and other technical resources available to our industry, over the past...

For most utilities, stronger asset management is the key to system and operational improvement. Get the most out of each asset, and...

In 1953, while working on an institutional job, Lloyd Cherne vulcanized a tire’s Schrader valve to a child’s inflatable rubber ball to...

If the Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority had in-house medical personnel, they’d be pretty bored. After all, the utility — based in...

My toilet clogged recently. I won’t get too deep into the details, but it involved a little niece and nephew and a...

Dwindling water supplies are posing a serious threat to farmers and communities across the American West. Securing water is one challenge. Delivering...

Established in 1752 in a gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northern Virginia, Hillsboro is a small and historic town known...

Flomatic AIS Model 745 and Model 4082 valvesFlomatic Valves’ latest addition to the Flo-Flex family is the AIS-compliant swing check valve Model...

The implementation of advanced metering infrastructure is dependent on speed and accuracy. Now with the addition of LoRaWAN Class B endpoints, the...

PEOPLE/AWARDS Suhail Kanwar was hired as the city engineer for the city of Houston (Texas).Mike Kelley was promoted to director of engineering for the town...

Duperon announces new marketing managerDuperon Corp. announced the addition of Cynthia Camburn as marketing manager. With 20 years’ experience she is an alumna...