Editorial Articles

Civil infrastructure rehabilitation has become an exact science. In fact, the days of rehabilitating manholes, lift stations and wet wells with the...

SmartCover Systems UnderCover 2 UnderCover 2 from SmartCover Systems makes use of advanced microelectromechanical systems technology for intrusion detection and unauthorized opening of...

Cable Machines Draincables Direct Valor The Valor drum machine from Draincables Direct cleans drainlines from 1 1/4 to 4 inches in diameter and...

Do you ever wish you had a crystal ball to glimpse the future of your utility and ensure you’re making the right...

The City of Big Shoulders is also the City of Big Water. Chicago’s Department of Water Manage-ment is capable of producing 2.1 billion...

You won’t find a treatment plant at the Boston Water and Sewer Commission. You will find a highly dedicated operations team that...

Upon seeing seasoned workers leave for retirement and take many years of institutional knowledge with them, Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., met with...

Most managers face a daily gauntlet of brush fires. But the tightrope walk tentatively trod by newly promoted managers, who suddenly find...

Giving residents access to safe, clean drinking water can be one of the most capital-intensive and operationally significant services that a water...

If you are using the Pipeline Assessment and Certification Program for the condition assessment of your pipelines, it’s important to be familiar...

Risers keep manholes at grade in heavy hurricane area Problem: Fairhope is a small city of just 15,000 residents situated on the cliffs...

PEOPLE/AWARDSErik Michelsen, administrator of the Anne Arundel County (Maryland) Watershed Protection and Restoration Program, received the inaugural Ron Bowen Environmental Legacy Award...

Gradall Industries releases video featuring production, models and history Gradall Industries released a new video providing an in-depth look at its Vacall...

When it comes to municipal work, efficiency is the name of the game. With budget-consciousness and profitability in mind, Vacall recently introduced...

Most people know that NASSCO’s Pipeline Assessment and Certification Program has become the industry standard for the proper condition coding of pipelines...

Pinch valves replace plastic ball valves Problem: A drinking water plant in Arizona utilized plastic ball valves installed on pipelines to transport 12.5...

PEOPLE/AWARDSThe Humber Design Group of Oregon hired Monica Regan as a project designer. Among her duties are stormwater calculations and report writing. ...