Editorial Articles

You never hear people say they wish they had less education. If a four-year degree never figured into your goals, so be it....

The city of London, Ontario, is situated at the confluence of the Thames and North Thames rivers just above Lake Erie. The...

Like every municipal provider of water services, Colorado Springs (Colorado) Utilities walks a tightrope. Not falling off that slender platform is all...

ASSET MANAGEMENT 1. RIDGID A-Frame Fault LocatorThe RIDGID A-Frame Fault Locator finds the location of ground faults in direct-buried insulated wire up to...

In the early days of the COVID-19 restrictions, NASSCO’s board of directors made the solid decision to cancel the association’s Annual Conference...

The wastewater business is all about managing flow. As you know, that task is often more difficult than it sounds, but ADS...

One of the first decisions in pump station design is whether to take a traditional approach with pumps installed in a dry...

Most people are told at an early age that if they have nothing nice to say, they should say nothing at all....

It rained last night. It started in the evening, light at first, but then picked up to a steady shower that increased...

Some utilities struggle to meet the conditions of a consent decree. Others use it as a baseline. The Miami-Dade (Florida) Water and...

The El Dorado (Kansas) Water Distribution & Sewer Maintenance division prizes efficiency. And one of the primary ways the small utility achieves...

PEOPLE/AWARDS Grover Fugate retired as executive director of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Management Council. In 1986, he became the agency’s first director. Jeffrey...

CUES GraniteNet WebInspect inspection appGraniteNet WebInspect from CUES is a browser-based inspection app designed to perform inspections and collect information about municipal...

Combination equipment has found a place in the industry by offering a “one tool does all” advantage. Trailer units like the HotJet...

Boss Industries names new director of engineeringTodd Hudson, president of Boss Industries, announced Richard Miltenberger as the company’s new director of engineering....

As a 501(c)(6) trade association, it is NASSCO’s responsibility to advocate for funding of underground infrastructure, to set quality standards and to ensure...

Whether you work in a wastewater treatment facility, on a sewer collections system maintenance inspection and rehabilitation crew, or in residential plumbing...

Pump station design is a common municipal project. Being common, however, should not be confused with being simple. There is no single best...

Exit interviews are often used to find out why departing employees flew the coop. Business professor John Sullivan proposes a better strategy:...