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Industrial vacuum systems have been part of municipal fleets for decades, used for a host of tasks from cleaning sewers, catch basins...

Asset management software helps municipalities keep track of extensive infrastructure systems: history, specifications and maintenance. Such software uses the power of personal...

The All-American Canal, more than 3,000 miles of freshwater canals and drains, pulls 3.1 million acre-feet of Colorado River water per year...

A track of seminars presented by the Southern Section Collection Systems Committee (SSCSC) highlights the education lineup at the 2009 Pumper &...

Aries Presents Grout Boot Camp VIAries Industries Inc. will present Grout Boot Camp VI, Jan. 13-15, at the Aries Industries Service Center,...

The Fire Flow Pro system from Hurco Technologies Inc. quickly and accurately tests, records and manages critical fire-flow data for fire hydrants....

The problem: Employers, including public agencies, face the loss of many workers as the baby boom generation reaches retirement age. The solution:...

I paused when I sat down to write this final column of the year. While I have much to share about the...

I appreciated your column on maintenance (“Pay Me Now, or …” MSW, October 2008). It is high time all the infrastructure press...

The Charter Township of Genoa, in south central Michigan, oversees water and sewer operations for a complex network of small utilities. By...

GIS at Gainesville (Fla.) Regional Utilities has gone from an outsourced system comprised of infrequently updated paper maps to an in-house, fully...

Yesterday it was my birthday. I hung one more year on the line.I should be depressed, my life’s a mess, but I’m...

Cities and sewerage agencies often collect wastewater from large areas that must be conveyed to distant treatment plants. Handling this enormous volume...

Hamilton County sits immediately north of the Ohio River, at the southwest corner of Ohio, near the lowest point in the state....

Leak detection and repair has truly been a live-and-learn experience in Westlake, Ohio.Aided by a unique testing protocol that pinpoints problem areas,...

The City of Camas, Wash., couldn’t afford the environmental risk of sewage backing up during an electric power outage.“We had nine older...

Birmingham Water Works (BWW) is a big water system in a drought-stricken region. Leaks are an obvious concern, and in 1999 the...