Editorial Articles

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...

Direct pump station flow monitoring improves collections system modelingProblem:U.S. municipalities working to understand and manage the variance between design and operational capacities...

Data Logger and Management1. Hermann Sewerin GmbH SePem 155SePem 155 data loggers from Hermann Sewerin GmbH are suitable for mobile use and can also be...

Most people know that NASSCO exists to set standards for the assessment, maintenance and rehabilitation of underground infrastructure. What is lesser known,...

Utilities have a duty to protect employees and provide a safe work environment, but many fail to supply or specify all the...

"Zero days since our last injury" is a sign no municipal crew wants to see. And after a couple injuries to service workers...

Speaking up against racism in the workplace is fraught with risk. Yet saying nothing at all only ensures that problems will continue...

Water from the lake I live on evaporates and rains down in places I’ve never been. Springs feed streams that empty into...