Our industry moves fast. New equipment hits the market, crews adapt to changing regulations and infrastructure demands, and municipalities continue searching for smarter ways to maintain critical sewer, water and stormwater systems. To help readers stay caught up, we’re rounding up some of the most-read stories from September at Municipal Sewer & Water.
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5. 6 Ways Municipalities Can Significantly Reduce Fatberg Formation
Massive fatbergs formed by nonflushable wipes and congealed grease continue to plague municipal sewer systems, causing severe infrastructure damage and dangerous sanitary overflows. Public works professionals can combat these stubborn network blockages by implementing these proactive maintenance strategies.
4. How to Preserve Your Best Technician’s Knowledge Before Retirement
As veteran field technicians approach retirement, service businesses face the severe operational threat of losing decades of unwritten troubleshooting instincts and deep customer knowledge. Read about how fleet managers can secure this institutional expertise.
3. Reno Breaks Ground on Nevada's First Indirect Reuse Facility
Facing historically low river snowpacks and recurring regional drought, Nevada utilities recently broke ground on the state's pioneering indirect potable water reuse facility. By leveraging ozone biological activated carbon and advanced UV disinfection to recharge local aquifers, this 2 mgd project establishes a regulatory blueprint.
2. Tackling Wastewater Solutions
While managing Long Island's oldest collections network, the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District successfully transformed a massive commercial grease burden into a profitable municipal asset. By routing restaurant waste through advanced anaerobic digesters to power on-site microturbines, facility leadership reduced plant electricity consumption by half and generated substantial annual taxpayer savings.
1. Applications Open for NASTT No-Dig Show Municipal & Public Utility Scholarship
Budget-constrained public works departments frequently lack the necessary training funds to send their municipal utility operators to industry events. That's why the North American Society for Trenchless Technology is awarding No-Dig Show scholarships that fully cover conference registration and hotel accommodations for qualifying agency personnel. Learn how to apply in this online exclusive article.
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