September 2008 Issue of Municipal Sewer & Water

An EPA mandate forces a Rhode Island community to examine sewer operations and discover hidden weaknesses and valuable strengths

Manufacturers offer a wide variety of systems for stopping clear-water infiltration to manhole chimneys and structures

The direct-acting hydraulic system design by Joseph Recht and Nicholas Tierno took first place in RIDGID’s Case Western Reserve University design competition.

A custom-made manhole cover from I.B. Moore Co. LLC is designed to make travel smoother for motorists.

Edwin Burnsed has helped maintain the sanitary sewers for the Orem (Utah) Public Works Department since 1985.

The City of Tucson program helps employees walk in others’ shoes and learn skills that can open the way to career advancement

The Monoform manhole rehabilitation system uses poured-in-place concrete to create a brand-new, leak-free structure inside the old

“Liquid Assets” program educates consumers on the importance of underground infrastructure and its proper maintenance

Hillsborough County, Fla., lines up a large force of citizen helpers to support cleanup, monitoring and restoration of waterways

Volunteers help communities and utilities attend to a host of tasks they could never handle otherwise in a time when budgets are tight

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A small city in Minnesota meets the challenges of an aging infrastructure with a mix of rehabilitation technologies and aggressive public education