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A Great Combination
Montgomery Gentry and the fun-loving attendees of the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International are a match made in honky-tonk heaven. The...
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Grab and Go
Pipe inspectors often spend many hours with a camera crawler stationary while they pan, tilt and rotate a camera to create a...
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Eyes on the Streams
As a former Boy Scout, Bill Knapp Jr. of Raleigh, N.C., respects nature and loves volunteer work. Thanks to the city’s Adopt-a-Stream...
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Compact Power
Industrial vacuum systems have been part of municipal fleets for decades, used for a host of tasks from cleaning sewers, catch basins...
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Industry News - January 2009
HammerHead Redesigns Web SiteHammerHead Trenchless Equipment has redesigned its interactive Web site, www.hammerheadtrenchless.com. The new site offers comprehensive, real-time interactive media, featuring...
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Industry News - December 2008
Aries Presents Grout Boot Camp VIAries Industries Inc. will present Grout Boot Camp VI, Jan. 13-15, at the Aries Industries Service Center,...
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Automated System Speeds Hydrant Flow Testing
The Fire Flow Pro system from Hurco Technologies Inc. quickly and accurately tests, records and manages critical fire-flow data for fire hydrants....
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Not So Fast
The problem: Employers, including public agencies, face the loss of many workers as the baby boom generation reaches retirement age. The solution:...
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A Bird’s-Eye View
Asset management software helps municipalities keep track of extensive infrastructure systems: history, specifications and maintenance. Such software uses the power of personal...
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An Exciting Year
I paused when I sat down to write this final column of the year. While I have much to share about the...
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More on Maintenance
I appreciated your column on maintenance (“Pay Me Now, or …” MSW, October 2008). It is high time all the infrastructure press...
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WATER/SEWER: Getting Things in Order
The Charter Township of Genoa, in south central Michigan, oversees water and sewer operations for a complex network of small utilities. By...
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WATER/SEWER: Evolve or Die
GIS at Gainesville (Fla.) Regional Utilities has gone from an outsourced system comprised of infrequently updated paper maps to an in-house, fully...
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What Did the Past Year Teach You?
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...
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Playing the Float
Cities and sewerage agencies often collect wastewater from large areas that must be conveyed to distant treatment plants. Handling this enormous volume...
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SEWER/STORM: Green Army on the March
Hamilton County sits immediately north of the Ohio River, at the southwest corner of Ohio, near the lowest point in the state....
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The Education Edge
A track of seminars presented by the Southern Section Collection Systems Committee (SSCSC) highlights the education lineup at the 2009 Pumper &...








