Growth is generally regarded as a good thing, but few utilities are equipped to take on a nearly instant infrastructure expansion of...
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Growing Pains
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A City Remastered
Three years ago, the City of Guelph, Ont., found itself in a unique position. After various levels of government announced funds for...
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Always A Step Ahead
The Collection Facilities Operation and Maintenance Division of the Orange County Sanitation District in Fountain Valley, Calif., holds the enviable position of...
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Farewell to Paper
The Cucamonga Valley Water District in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., needed to improve on a location-based customer information program for work order management...
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Little Town, Big Performance
The Etowah Water & Sewer Authority enjoys the luxury of “first draw” on the Etowah River. And how the agency handles its...
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It Takes All Hands
If you want people to care about something, show how it benefits them. It’s an old concept, and it’s working to great...
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Motor City Renaissance
Hammered by declining water sales, a declining population, fewer personnel, a shrinking industrial base, deteriorating infrastructure and rising costs, the Detroit Water...
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Planning to Grow
While other areas are struggling in a down economy, the City of Killeen, Texas, has seen record economic growth, border expansion and...
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Conflict Avoidance
To operate efficiently, owners of subsurface utilities and surface infrastructure need to avoid conflicts during construction and repairs. Coordination between water, sewer...
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Home Cooking
The city of Ames, Iowa, is moving steadily toward a DIY approach in sewer line cleaning and inspection. As in: Do it...
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Made to Order
Dublin, Ohio, and Lee’s Summit, Mo., are two very different cities — the latter more than twice as large. Yet both apply...
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End to End
Digital information greatly simplifies and streamlines management of municipal and utility infrastructure. But sometimes the challenge is to integrate all the different...
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Battle of the Blockage
The City of Cedar Rapids has reduced sanitary sewer backups by more than 80 percent — proof that its aggressive war on...
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SEWER: Open to Suggestion
Trenchless technology has opened up a world of opportunities for cost-effective wastewater infrastructure rehabilitation and life extension for the City of Nampa,...
