Editorial Articles

You no doubt deal regularly with people who think the public works department’s primary objective should be to serve them individually. These people...

A little more than a decade ago, two veteran Irving (Texas) Water Utilities employees — David Canady and the late Dennis King —...

Safety and quality are two of the most inseparable components to success on a job site. You can’t have one without the...

No matter how well a hydroexcavator is engineered and built, the rigors of working under difficult and demanding conditions take their toll....

When it comes to NASSCO’s Pipeline Assessment and Certification Program, maintaining integrity in certified software is paramount to achieving our mission to...

Hydroexcavation Equipment and Supplies Comet Industrial Pumps EF and EFR 75/88 EF and EFR 75/88 high-pressure plunger pumps from Comet Industrial Pumps (A Division...

Wastequip names Bryant chairman of the board Wastequip has appointed Marty Bryant as chairman of its board of directors. Bryant has served as...

Sewer Equipment Tempest industrial air mover The RAMVAC Tempest industrial air mover from Sewer Equipment has an 18-cubic-yard debris box and a 28-inch...

Water and sewer technicians require equipment that is versatile enough to work in nearly any climate and environment. Time is often of...

People/Awards The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York presented the 2020 Platinum Award for Engineering Excellence to the Stormwater Consortium of Rockland County,...

When you think of trendsetters, you may have visions of New York, Los Angeles or Chicago. But in the field of water management,...

On the eastern edge of Salt Lake Valley, the Sandy (Utah) Suburban Improvement District sits among similar sewer entities at the base...

I’ve never cleaned a sewer line. But I’m not afraid to get my hands dirty. One night a few weeks before Christmas, I...

Disruptive technologies are buffeting many industries, creating turmoil in markets once considered immune to change. But less obviously, upheaval is also shaking...

By using sensors to collect real-time data about the performance of sanitary sewers and a specialized software program to analyze the intel,...

Yuba City, California, like most cities across the nation, has experienced growth. Parts of its sanitary collections system are now being asked...

When published reports questioned the safety of chemical emissions of styrene-based resin used in cured-in-place pipe, NASSCO sprang into action to do...

Rapid acoustic inspection leads to focused cleaning efforts Problem: With a time-based maintenance program, Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority in Arkansas annually...

Applied Felts acquires FerraTex Services Applied Felts entered into binding agreements to acquire the business and assets of New Jersey-based FerraTex Services. The...