The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will provide up to $3 million in research grants for projects that will study the benefits...
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InfoSense earns WEF innovation award
InfoSense, manufacturer of acoustic technology to assess sewer conditions, received the 2012 Water Environment Foundation (WEF) Innovative Technology award for its Sewer...
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Pipeline Inspections Through the Years
About 50 years ago, the first pipeline inspection systems were used to look inside sewer utilities. These early systems were large, heavy,...
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El Paso Water Utilities proves that a step back can be a step forward
Sales were down at the El Paso Water Utilities (EPWU) in the first three quarters of 2012 – and in the eyes...
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Meet me in New Orleans
Readers typically think of magazines as a one-way means of communication. Publishers, along with editors, writers and photographers, provide information to be...
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All Competent Hands on Deck
Whether your current combination unit or jetter operator quit, was reassigned or is out for an extended period of time, finding a...
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No-cost Hach webinar on sewer flow monitoring
Hach Company will host a no-cost webinar on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 1 p.m. EST. The sewer flow monitoring discussion will be...
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Des Moines receives green design assistance from EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently selected five capital cities for their Greening America’s Capitals (GAC) program. The national competition for...
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Ohio teen tumbles into storm sewer
A 14-year-old boy fell off his bike near the edge of a creek and travelled more than a quarter of a mile...
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Green roof incentives boost stormwater management in Portland
Walmart has broken ground for a new store in the Hayden Meadows region of Portland, Ore., with plans for a 40,600-square-foot green...
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Inspectors find more than they bargained for in Kansas sewer line
The phrase ‘everything but the kitchen sink’ is usually an overstatement, but that’s not the case in Pittsburg, Kan. “Now we have...
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Valve assessment project bolsters Nashville distribution system
Metro Water Services (MWS) in Nashville, Tenn., has joined forces with Mueller Service Co., a division of Mueller Co., in a valve...
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Toilet Design Takes the Cake
Michael Hoffman, engineer and professor of environmental science at Caltech, and his colleagues were awarded $100,000 for their solar-powered toilet at the...
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Gamajet acquired by Alfa Laval
Effective Aug. 24, 2012, Gamajet Tank Cleaning Systems has been acquired by Alfa Laval, and a new company, Alfa Laval Tank Equipment,...
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Two-month course provides training for water system operators
The Illinois Section of the American Water Works Association will sponsor a 10-week program entitled “Water Distribution System Operation and Maintenance and...
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Body parts found in sewer line
Repair work on the 21-mile Oakland-Macomb Interceptor (OMI) in Sterling Heights, Mich., has been moving along as planned for three years. That...
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Orlando Streets and Drainage crew fights vehicle fire
Everyone in the municipal sewer and water industry encounters an emergency situation from time to time. Usually it’s a broken water main...
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Massive storms flood Duluth, tear streets apart
Stormwater utility managers plan their systems around the size of the biggest storm they would typically expect in a given time period,...
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Report highlights water utility challenges
Black & Veatch recently released a report identifying the top challenges in the water and wastewater industry. Not surprisingly, aging infrastructure topped...













