March 2008 Issue of Municipal Sewer & Water

Leak detection initiatives in Iowa City help the Water Division minimize non-revenue water and scale down a new treatment plant.

Permeable pavement surfaces begin living up to their promise as cost-effective tools to reduce runoff and cut stormwater pollution.

Trying to locate those corrosion-prone areas with a transmitted current can frustrate technicians.

A new location marks the growth of NASSCO as a leading source of training and education for the industry.

It may not be easy disciplining employees, but failure to confront performance issues can lead to worse problems down the road.

A prototype of a large-diameter pipe leak correlator enables an Illinois utility to locate an elusive leak.

The TraceMaster II locator from Schonstedt Instrument Co. offers simple controls and three modes for detecting underground utilities.

Louisville residents still remember the Friday the 13th sewer explosion in 1981 that destroyed some 13 miles of lines and left 38-foot-deep craters.

The Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority deploys innovative pumping technology to replace an old pump station and build capacity for growth.

Many public agencies hesitate to get out and talk to their publics — failing to realize that the most harmful thing they can do is keep quiet.