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By using sensors to collect real-time data about the performance of sanitary sewers and a specialized software program to analyze the intel,...

Disruptive technologies are buffeting many industries, creating turmoil in markets once considered immune to change. But less obviously, upheaval is also shaking...

I’ve never cleaned a sewer line. But I’m not afraid to get my hands dirty. One night a few weeks before Christmas, I...

On the eastern edge of Salt Lake Valley, the Sandy (Utah) Suburban Improvement District sits among similar sewer entities at the base...

When you think of trendsetters, you may have visions of New York, Los Angeles or Chicago. But in the field of water management,...

Yuba City, California, like most cities across the nation, has experienced growth. Parts of its sanitary collections system are now being asked...

Have you ever started to read a much-hyped book with great enthusiasm and anticipation, only to stop after a few chapters because...

Entry 338241The Blue Mountain (Ontario) Public Works Department recently reached out to the public asking people to stop flushing disposable wipes, as...

In testimony before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, the American Water Works Association recently advocated for a revised...

Sinkholes pose major safety risks, and they do hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage every year. Cover-collapse sinkholes, specifically, are a...

No matter how well a hydroexcavator is engineered and built, the rigors of working under difficult and demanding conditions take their toll....

There’s no need to stop to pan, tilt or zoom with the Digisewer side-scanning add-on for ROVVER X. The fisheye digital camera...

The city of Atlanta faced a critical problem in 2013 when the city’s Nancy Creek Tunnel failed due to years of sediment...

Vactor Manufacturing, a leader in sewer cleaning equipment, showcased the 2100i combination sewer cleaner at the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment &...

HydraTech’s advanced internal joint seal product, HydraTite, is slated to be featured at the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show...

Entry 338244A man in charge of a biodiesel fuel company in San Joaquin County, California, is facing prison time for dumping hundreds...

Cost-effective sewer rehab and repair requires systemwide analysis — but not everyone has the time or expertise to sift through inspection data....

Sewers fail in complicated ways. It’s tempting to manage by numbers — to track a single metric, like estimated infiltration rate — in...

It can be easy to grow complacent in the wastewater industry. Many pipes in North America are decades or even centuries old,...