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Standing Taller
Outdated job classifications and training requirements work like an anchor on efficiency — something municipalities can’t afford when pressed to do more...
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March Worth Noting
Learning Opportunities
APWA
The American Public Works Association has these audio/Web courses:
• March 15 – Using Performance Measurements to Cope with Layoffs
• March 29...
Videos
"Problem Solver" - City of Olathe, KS - March 2012 MSW Video Profile
Former electrician Randy Mather brings a can-do attitude and a customer-service mindset to the wastewater collection program in Olathe, Kan.Video shot by...
Videos
"Making the Sale" - City of Griffin, Ga - March 2012 MSW Video Profile
A Georgia city implements marketing and branding tactics like those used by top sales professionals to gain public support for a stormwater...
Videos
"Power of Persuasion" - City of Sierra Vista, Az - Feb 2012 MSW Video Profile
Technically sound programs and gentle persistence helped Sierra Vista pretreatment coordinator Hector Hagele get FOG under control.Video shot by John Buono
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Shell Game
Two force mains with strong waste loads delivered 300,000 gpd to the Mars Hill lift station in Watkinsville, Ga. The station lies...
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An Old-Time Twist on Bowling
Fountain Square Theatre, a two-minute cab ride and only a mile and a half from downtown Indian-apolis at the intersection of Virginia...
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A New Way to Trade Show
Not long ago, all a trade show attendee needed to make the most of the event was a stack of business cards...
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Lessons in Leadership
Most of us know the term “oxymoron.” It’s essentially a phrase that seems self-contradictory. One common example is “military intelligence.”
This month’s “Human...
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February Industry News
Radiodetection Sponsors Locate RodeoRadiodetection is a Diamond Sponsor of the 10th Annual International Locate Rodeo. The event recognizes the competitive skills of...
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Learn What’s New in 2012
There’s something about resolutions at the start of each year that give us all a new perspective. At NASSCO, the National Association...
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Eye on Electricity
Sitting in his office, Roy Coley can see the amount of electrical power being used by the pumps in the vast Florida...
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Power of Persuasion
Cleaning fat, oil, and grease blockages from sewers in Sierra Vista, Ariz., was an unending nightmare for Hector Hagele. He swore that...
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Keeping It Natural
Situated at the confluence of the Santa Margarita River with Murrieta and Temecula Creeks, the City of Temecula, Calif., acts like a...
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All Flowing Together
Akey challenge in sanitary sewer flow monitoring has been turning flow information from multiple field devices in scattered locations into readily actionable...
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Lessons From the Military
Clear, simple and thorough directions — we all want them. Then why are they so hard to give, and so hard to...
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February Worth Noting
People
The Springfield Township (Pa.) Environmental Advisory Committee was recognized by the Chester-Ridley-Crum Watersheds Association for its two projects that are designed to...



















