Editorial Articles

BEST OF THE DECADE Editor’s note: We’re digging through the archives and sharing our most popular stories from the past 10 years. This...

There are infrastructure improvements on every utility’s to-do list. And most battle inflow and infiltration. Finding the right solutions is critical. That’s where...

Entrepreneurs are generally viewed as innovators, problem-solvers and groundbreakers, imbued with a passion and drive that many employees — buried under emails,...

The words written about safety in these pages over the years are innumerable. But if a picture is worth 1,000 words, a...

Aerzen Rental Temporary Oil-Free Blowers Aerzen Rental provides temporary oil-free blower packages engineered for aggressive rental environments with on-board VFDs, remote monitoring, and...

Knox County, Tennessee, is verdant, picturesque and a perfect illustration of the problems that arise when stormwater collects in volume. The result is...

For years, El Paso Water in Texas struggled with odor control at its John T. Hickerson Water Reclamation Facility. The plant’s location...

PEOPLE/AWARDS Anna Massey was hired by Neel-Schaffer as an environmental scientist based in the firm’s Chattanooga (Tennessee) office. She is also a member...

OTEK Universal Panel Meter Series The Universal Panel Meter Series from OTEK has an alphanumeric tricolor display that includes counter algorithms so the...

Aerzen Rental temporary oil-free blowers Aerzen Rental provides temporary oil-free blower packages engineered for aggressive rental environments with onboard variable-frequency drives, remote monitoring...

PEOPLE/AWARDS Brown and Caldwell, an environmental engineering and construction firm, appointed Adam Evans as vice president and area leader for its Texas business....

Patterson davit cranes New davit cranes are available from corrosive-environment and safety expert, Patterson. Give your operations a lift with models in 1/2-...

The ability to visually inspect wastewater infrastructure and locate areas where cleaning and rehab are needed is critical for municipal utilities. Investing...

Sewer Equipment announces new dealersSewer Equipment announced its newest full-line dealers: Brown Equipment Co. in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky and MSC Equipment...

There is a little-known resource on www.nassco.org that deserves to be brought to the attention of our industry: the NASSCO PACP Quality...

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a gas commonly found in wastewater applications, resulting from the decomposition of organic matter. It is toxic, combustible...

Understanding collections system condition is critical to maintaining performance. Video inspection is a key piece, but it’s not the whole puzzle. Active acoustic...

Prying apart flanges to replace leaking valves can be a time-consuming and risky procedure. But that’s not the case at the Regional...

So you see a colleague violating a safety procedure while operating a combo vac truck. Or breaking an office ethics protocol. Or...