Sewer and Drain Cleaning

Maintaining system capacity, environmental compliance, and a high level of service for customers are essential for municipal water and wastewater system operators....

You make a big investment when you purchase a vacuum truck, hydroexcavator, jetter or combo truck. After about five to 10 years,...

The Town of Glastonbury, Conn., recently decided completely refurbishing their 1998 Vac-Con catch basin cleaner would be more suitable — and more cost...

The Gen-Eye Hot-Spot pipe locator from General Pipe Cleaners is designed to lessen the learning curve. On-screen arrows and icons enable first-time...

Pipe bursting and cured-in-place pipe lining are proven methods for renewing aging and deteriorated pipes. Here are several systems and tools that...

Noninvasive liner quickly installed in municipal drainage pipeProblem The Louisville/Jefferson County (Ky.) Metropolitan Sewer District needed a noninvasive option to rehabilitate an existing...

Inflow and infiltration used to be an issue in Coon Rapids. Now, not so much. The Minnesota municipality has been aggressive with...

The Peachtree City Water and Sewerage Authority in Peachtree City, Ga., is a relatively small utility with only 30 employees, but it...

Like many cities, Seattle, Wash., has had its share of problems with combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). In...

It’s Friday morning in Madison, Wis., and the rush to work is underway. But on the city’s southeast side, five co-workers have...

In the past year, we’ve posted hundreds of stories to MSWmag.com. They include everything we know you love — municipal profiles, blogs,...

Two well-known U.S. companies – GapVax and Orange County Choppers – have teamed to commemorate GapVax’s 25th anniversary.GapVax Owner Gary Poborsky commissioned...

ENZ USA Bulldog Antiblast nozzleThe Bulldog Antiblast nozzle from ENZ USA is designed to prevent blowing toilets when cleaning sewer lines near...

Although not entirely new, the Turbo III chain cutter cleaning nozzle from USB-Sewer Equipment Corp. is unique, and created its share of...

Manufacturers are constantly improving tools for cleaning and maintaining municipal sewer lines. New tools for jetting, cable machine cleaning and industrial vacuum...

When Henderson, Ky., entered a consent decree with the U.S. EPA in 2007, the water utility was already well on its way...

The Regional Municipality of York in Ontario, Canada, is experiencing rapid growth. As its sewer system and waste treatment infrastructure expand to...