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Sometimes, the best solution to a problem is to turn the problem into the solution.That may be the case with stormwater runoff...

For companies in the private sector, public relations is an accepted and essential function. A business may have a public relations representative...

When the protective coating on steel water and gas pipelines starts to deteriorate, corrosion isn’t far behind. But trying to locate those...

Five years ago, only a crystal ball could have shown how quickly NASSCO would grow. At the time, our headquarters office space...

Few managers relish calling out an employee for poor performance. The reasons can vary, but the outcome is always the same —...

Water entering the basement of a school in downtown Chicago, Ill., was the first clue the Chicago Water Department had that something...

Pipe location systems use a variety of technologies to detect underground utilities. The objective always is to make locating as easy as...

At 5:16 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, 1981, an explosion in downtown Louisville, Ky., hurled a passenger car into a railroad overpass...

For more than eight decades, the Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority has protected the public health and provided infrastructure to support economic...

A 100-year decision changed the course of the Water Division in Iowa City, Iowa.The original water treatment plant, built in 1882 and...

Ogunquit is a seasonal resort town on the coast of Maine, but its sewer district faces some big, non-seasonal problems: relentless tides,...

Henry Ford, the father of Ford Motor Co., was meeting with his top lieutenants, who were arguing about a major repair project...

It isn’t always easy to manage and maintain an older water distribution system in a historic city like Wilmington, Del. Lately, the...

Innovative green technology is part of the answer to help the City of Los Angeles meet stormwater pollution reduction mandates and achieve...

The U.S. Department of Justice Department has penalized more than 50 city and county wastewater systems around the country in the past...

Computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) have become almost essential for water, wastewater and stormwater departments with numerous fixed and mobile assets. These...

Traditional and cutting-edge Internet technologies help the City of Atlanta staff keep residents involved and supportive of improvement initiatives.Case in point: When...

Built in 1939, a 9.15-inch cast-iron water main in the Bourne Water District of Cape Cod, Mass., runs above ground as it...