Safety

PEOPLE/AWARDSThe city of Fort Myers received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Florida Stormwater Association for the Ford Street Preserve filter marsh...

Safe drinking water and effective wastewater management are basic building blocks of public health. Too often, we neglect our infrastructure until it...

Walt Logan, from Dig This Heavy Equipment Playground, has been running heavy equipment since the mid-1960s and knows that communication is important...

Mosquito control is nothing new to many cities, especially across the South, but the threat of the Zika virus is raising the...

A lonely highway winds through a mountain pass. Two workers in a safety cone truck slowly navigate the curves, placing safety cones to direct traffic...

The Arlington (Texas) Police and Fire Department recently honored three Arlington Water Utilities Department employees for going beyond the call of duty....

PEOPLE/AWARDSThe town of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, hired Bill Squires as Public Works director and Jonathan Babin as assistant Public Works director.Aaron...

The PS 1 portable vacuum lifting system from Vacuworx International provides a safe alternative to heavy manual lifting on the job site.The...

RKI Instruments gas monitor The GX-6000 gas monitor from RKI Instruments simultaneously monitors up to six gases, including combustibles, carbon monoxide and hydrogen...

The City of Bloomington, Minnesota, beat out 20 other utilities to win the 12th annual Best of the Best Tap Water Taste Test at ACE16...

PEOPLE/AWARDSThe City of Mississauga, Ontario, was recognized by Credit Valley Conservation for its “support and adoption of innovative stormwater practices” and presented...

CASE Construction Equipment has launched the Dire States Equipment Grant — a new grant that will provide one winning community with $25,000 in...

The Village of Torquay, Saskatchewan, was fined $30,000 plus $12,000 in surcharges after pleading guilty in Estevan Provincial Court for failing to...

The "Water/Wastewater Utility All-Hazards Boot Camp" is a free training course from the EPA designed for water and wastewater employees responsible for emergency response...

Professional football players are tough. But more teams are outfitting their training camps with kiddie pools — a simple way to help...

General Equipment Company temporary lighting Tower Light temporary lighting products from General Equipment Company provide an inflatable, temporary lighting solution for large and...

The PS 1 Portable Vacuum Lifting System from Vacuworx International offers a completely portable design, rechargeable battery with an eight-hour runtime and...