Infrastructure

RIDGID Introduces One-Touch Digital Monitor The one-touch SeeSnake CS-10 digital monitor from RIDGID can record still images and video. It features video and...

The Adapt-a-Valve Inspection Chamber from Mainline Backflow Products can be used as an inspection chamber, as an extendable backwater valve to protect...

The city of Pottsville in Schuylkill County, Pa., faced a serious problem with wastewater overflows, caused in part by the design of...

When I began my career as the “map guy” at the Madison County (Ala.) Water Department six years ago, I encountered a...

The MegaMc PolyHorse pipe-handling system from McElroy is designed for use with a pipe fusion machine and 20- to 48-inch polyethylene pipe....

Phase II of the Clean Water Act hit the small rural community of Sierra Vista, Ariz., squarely be-tween the eyes. With no...

Regulatory pressure and budget constraints are just two factors raising attention paid to managing information about water distribution systems. The challenge is...

The Cucamonga Valley Water District in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., needed to improve on a location-based customer information program for work order management...

Benjamin Franklin once said, “When the well runs dry, you know the worth of water.” The residents of Cohasset, Mass., couldn’t agree...

The Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency in Big Bear City, Calif., had capacity issues where its sanitary sewers turned 90 degrees....

Municipalities have long embraced open-cut as the method of choice for installing water and sewer systems, but a growing number of officials...

Faced with a consent decree from federal and state environmental agencies and a compliance program with financial burdens, the City of Lawton,...

Portable bursting systemWith the ability to burst and replace 2-, 3-, 4- and 6-inch sewer pipes of virtually any material, the UnderTaker...

Map-based project coordinationProblemThe City of Baltimore managed its water and sewer projects by poring over spreadsheets at long meetings, then followed up...

The 2011 trade show season was a tremendous showcase for the positive changes in trenchless technologies. From improved tools and methods for...

Inspection controllersNew control units from RapidView IBAK North America communicate with the company’s pipeline inspection equipment and present users with relevant diagnostic...

The Flat Trap debris cleaner from Southland Tool Mfg. has a flat bottom for scraping debris from the bottoms of manholes and...