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A computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) is a staple of quality maintenance departments. Now, CMMS is reaching new levels of performance and...

The Alphajet manhole-cleaning nozzle from USB Sewer Equipment Corp. is designed to simplify cleaning with a combination of oscillating and driving nozzles...

Logiball Celebrates 25th AnniversaryLogiball, which manufactures trenchless rehabilitation and collection system maintenance equipment, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Roger Bissonnette, P.E.,...

It’s often said that the main thing employees want is not necessarily more money. To the extent that’s true, it’s good news...

Manhole rehabilitation is an essential weapon against infiltration of clear water to sewer systems. Manufacturers have developed a wide range of approaches...

When the U.S. EPA ordered the Warwick Sewer Authority (WSA) to develop a plan to assess the adequacy of its collection system...

This month’s stormwater feature reports on Hillsborough County and the army of volunteers that helps the stormwater management staff with cleanups, monitoring...

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

Below-grade manholes can be a source of complaints to public works officials. A custom-made manhole cover from I.B. Moore Co. LLC is...

Edwin Burnsed has helped maintain the sanitary sewers for the Orem (Utah) Public Works Department since 1985. “His knowledge of the collection...

After seven years as a desk-bound secretary in the planning and engineering division of the water department in Tucson, Ariz., Rebecca Carpenter...

Deteriorating manholes: to repair, restore or replace? And how? At what cost?These nettlesome questions face many municipal sewer system managers, especially in...

The much talked about Penn State Public Broadcasting documentary on America’s underground infrastructure will soon air on PBS stations, setting off what...

Hillsborough County surrounds Florida’s Tampa Bay and is 84 percent unincorporated. “Everything around here eventually drains to the Bay,” notes David Glicksberg,...

Distribution Systems SymposiumThe American Water Works Association Distribution Systems Symposium and Exposition is Sept. 21-24 in Austin, Texas. Technical and exhibit...

You wouldn’t depend on an 85-year-old toaster or furnace in your home, so why rely on an 85-year-old water or sewer line?That’s...

When I started working on this magazine some 32 months ago, I expected to deal with many big-city water, sewer and stormwater...