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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...

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:...

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

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...

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

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...

Diesel prices have been taxing for municipalities and utilities and anyone else who depends on diesel-powered equipment and trucks. From July 2007...

A friend of mine calls it the Three-Foot Rule. It means that when he’s at a trade show, if you come within...

I knew the exact day (July 2) when the July issue of this magazine began hitting readers’ desks. That’s because responses to...