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Let’s assume your municipal crew has an excellent safety program. You’ve been trained and designated as the competent person on project excavation sites....

Fuel is a large operating cost for any municipality that owns heavy equipment. Working in a way that conserves fuel can end...

Science is clearly showing that the world is shifting toward a more unstable climate. Weather events like the flash floods in Sydney,...

The Prince William County (Virginia) Service Authority’s Model Water Tower Competition took on a festive feel this year thanks to a holiday-themed...

Public utilities sometimes find themselves at odds with consumers — raising rates for utility service, pushing for compliance with environmental mandates, or...

A series of strikingly illustrative photographs from the removal of a massive pump blockage recently brought a spike of public attention to...

At Johnson County (Kansas) Wastewater, they don’t have to guess about the condition of their sewer system. The staff is using a unique...

Three employees in as many years have been awarded Operator of the Year at Roseburg Urban Sanitary Authority. The Oregon utility puts...

As the wastewater collection and treatment agency as well as the water distribution agency for its service area, the Orange Water and...

David Laughlin, principal engineer of Albuquerque-Bernalillo County (New Mexico) Water Authority, knows the ins and outs of public-private partnerships. After all, he...

The Charleston (South Carolina) Water System (CWS) has an historic past. The first cement-lined grey iron pipe was installed there by American...

Attending a trade show can provide a welcome break from the daily routine, but anyone who mistakes a trade show for a...

Population growth is a critical issue for city planners and water/wastewater utility leaders in some areas of the country. Whether it’s vigilant...

Acknowledging that it all flows downhill, engineers at the Keno Environmental Restoration Project in Southern Arizona recently decided to take what nature...

Most high schoolers probably don’t think much about water meters. “Honestly, I’d never seen a water meter before,” admits 17-year-old Erika Hosokawa. Or about...

A large river flows through Washington, D.C., but if you’re imagining a crystal-clear, picturesque river flowing through the nation’s capital, think again. For...

Future-thinkers must be willing to function in a realm of assumptions rather than facts. They may be guided by science or history...

The threat of injury is always present in a roadway work zone. As common as these sites are, providing the crew and...

Every time cities propose a million- or even billion-dollar infrastructure upgrade, there’s one small seed of doubt at the back of people’s...