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April 2009 Issue of Municipal Sewer & Water

STORM: Building Momentum

STORM: Building Momentum

A coalition in Monroe County, N.Y., advances water quality initiatives and leverages partnerships to tackle stormwater issues
SEWER: No Big Dig

SEWER: No Big Dig

A small New England community finds the solution to its inflow and infiltration issues through trenchless technology and a no-dig approach
Industry News - April 2009

Industry News - April 2009

NASSCO Introduces Sewer Grouting Web Site; Pipe Eye International Adds Mobile Inspection Center; Perma-Liner Receives Keeping America Strong Award; Spartan Tool Names Nesky VP of Sales; Flexible Pipe Tool Acquires Shamrock; CWR Report Reveals Industry’s Economic Impact; REHAU, DBI to Produce Municipal PVC Pipe
Ready For Duty

Ready For Duty

Optimism pervades the exhibit hall as Pumper & Cleaner Expo attendees discover the latest technologies for municipal pipe cleaning, repair and maintenance
Merit Raises Pay Dividends

Merit Raises Pay Dividends

A water utility in metropolitan Portland, Ore., finds that a switch to a merit pay system produces high-performance employees
Solution Selector

Solution Selector

Software from NASSCO helps users identify the trenchless technology best suited for specific pipe and work site conditions
Having Faith in Our Recession-Proof Industry

Having Faith in Our Recession-Proof Industry

I’ve been in the sewer industry for decades, and I so often wondered when our industry would make headlines.
WATER: Neptune’s Trident

WATER: Neptune’s Trident

The Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia uses a three-pronged approach to renewing, rehabilitating and protecting a growing water distribution system
Fighting the Snake

Fighting the Snake

Today’s one-way approach to public spending and taxation threatens to strangle critical infrastructure rehabilitation and public services generally
Where the Cookie Crumbled

Where the Cookie Crumbled

A cured-in-place-pipe spot-liner system saves the City of Tacoma, Wash., substantial time and inconvenience on a challenging sewer main repair