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

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

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

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

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...

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.,...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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