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The Plumber Who Saved Washington
“See how they used to do this?” said my father a long time ago, pointing to an old framed invoice hanging in...
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Water School Draws Younger Generation Into Industry
Steve Christianson saw the need for younger folks to enter the water distribution and water treatment world.After receiving his certifications several years...
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3 Challenges to Collecting Water Quality Data
Collecting and analyzing water quality data helps ensure a water system or treatment facility operates properly and meets national standards. However, maintaining...
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Rural Alaska Homes Need Your Help
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is stepping up its water and sewer game — literally. The DEC wants to improve the...
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Top Water Towers Win Big
The 2013 Tnemec Tank of the Year has been awarded and the City of Mt. Vernon, Ill., was crowned the winner. The...
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Rates Soar As Sewer Bonds Forgiven
You’re all familiar with the ever-increasing burden of passing along water and sewer rate increases to customers. Unfortunately, your hands are usually...
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3 Extraordinary Ways to Educate Your Water Customers
The words “public education” bring to mind quite a few typical images, including PowerPoint presentations, brochures and fact sheets. But that doesn’t...
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16 Trucks From SEMA to Make Your Service Techs Drool
The annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show was recently held in Las Vegas where there was no shortage of trucks, bolt-ons...
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Cost Analysis of Anticipated Perchlorate Regulation Released
The American Water Works Association released a new cost-impact assessment for an anticipated perchlorate regulation that is currently pending at the U.S....
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Excavator-Mounted Mulcher Keeps Fencerows Clear for Cincinnati MSD
For most people, spring yard work means getting the mower ready, or trimming back some overgrown hedges. For equipment operators at the...
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Wisconsin Water Utility Taps the History Line
Pipe-tapping competition has been around for decades, testing teams’ strength, skill and speed, but this year history was made. The Madison Water...
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How To Properly Train a Pipeline Cleaning Operator
A successful pipeline cleaning program requires three important ingredients: a quality combination unit, efficient nozzles and an effective cleaning operator. The first...
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What is White Infrastructure?
Green infrastructure is a proven strategy for stormwater management. But there’s something new on the horizon that could best be described as...
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“Flushable” Products: Silent Killer of Utility Budgets and Reputation
Protecting your collection and treatment works from sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and blockages has become more difficult over the last few years....
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Four-Stroke Power Cutter Eliminates Improper Mixing
The EK7651H from Makita is the world’s first four-stroke power cutter and has several advantages over two-stroke models. For contractors, the MM4...
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Overcoming Barriers to Water Innovation
Taking an existing process and doing it better is nothing new; in fact, you could argue that this is the defining characteristic...


















