February 2008 Issue of Municipal Sewer & Water

The City of Los Angeles pilot tests innovative technologies that help reduce runoff pollutant loadings and improve water quality in the Los Angeles River.

Horizontal directional drilling helps the Ogunquit Sewer District work around challenges of tourists, tides, and environmental restrictions.

IDEX Acquires Nova Technologies; AlturnaMats Purchases Mobile Matts; Putzmeister Launches New Web Site; and Keffer, Debris Dam Inventor, Killed in Car Crash.

News from industry associations, and dates of upcoming training, education, conferences, meetings and expos.

A valve replacement system enables a Massachusetts utility to control a water main and protect a railroad bridge.

The City of Atlanta wins support for major infrastructure projects with an extensive public participation and information initiative.

Web Work software from Tero Consulting Ltd. combines electronic maintenance management tools with the convenience of browser-based access.

Legislation now before Congress would require communities to monitor and give public notice of combined and sanitary sewer system overflows.

The City of Wilmington uses innovations like GIS technology and maintenance outsourcing to improve its distribution system and enhance service quality.

While infrastructure projects are often expensive, their necessity is seldom in question. There comes a time to stop discussing and start doing.