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City and utility officials know that manhole covers are disappearing from the streets — some 2,050 from Philadelphia alone in just the...

In the spirit of the holiday season, take a moment to reflect on the year that’s nearly over. Think of what you’ve...

Plugged pipes are a pain. If they can’t be cleared easily, a city can spend six figures digging them up and replacing...

RIDGID Hosts Forum Appreciation DayRIDGID hosted a three-day Roundup to recognize individuals who contributed to its online forum. Activities included product discussions,...

People who aren’t in the business may find most municipal public works Web sites less than exciting. That’s not the case in...

Municipalities, utilities and contractors face stricter enforcement of overweight-vehicle laws. The X-10 vacuum excavator from Hi-Vac Corp. is designed as a lighter...

For more than a decade, the Watershed Manage-ment Division of the City of Gresham, Ore., looked for ways to deal with runoff...

High levels of hydrogen sulfide had corroded 1/2 to 1 inch of the concrete-brick and precast concrete manholes in Kalamazoo, Mich., causing...

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

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

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...

Waterjetters are indispensable tools for cleaning sewer lines. Manufacturers constantly make incremental improvement in this mature technology, and one of them is...

Determined to reduce sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and make its collection system perform at optimal levels, the City of Raleigh Public Utilities...

I don’t need a crystal ball to see the future of NASSCO’s new Inspector Training and Certification Program. The ITCP provides comprehensive...

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.”Kurt VonnegutMost of us can...

One look at the topography of Duluth, Minn., and you understand the challenges facing the city’s stormwater management team.Developed as a long,...

The Needham (Mass.) Department of Public Works was seeking a way to complete the educational requirement of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination...

The municipal water system in Buffalo, N.Y., faces three challenges: aging infrastructure, a declining customer base, and corporate and private customers who...