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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Always A Step Ahead
Entries Tagged Jet/Vac Combination Machine
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All According to Plan
More than half the sewer lines in Great Neck, N.Y., are nearly a century old. But like a spry senior citizen who...
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Two for One
Waterjetters and cameras are basic tools for sewer inspection and cleaning. Manufacturers have taken a variety of approaches to combining those capabilities...
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Cleaning and Maintenance Equipment
Trailer-mounted jetters
Max Flow trailer-mounted jetters from Amazing Machinery are available with a single jetter hose for large lines or dual jetter hose...
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Every Day, All Hours
In most places, I&I is a seasonal problem or is driven by rain events. For the Miami-Dade (Fla.) Water and Sewer Department,...
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All Aboard
The City of Aberdeen lies about half an hour north of Baltimore. Founded in 1892, the wastewater system is a patchwork of...
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A Fresh Perspective
New to wastewater but not to infrastructure, Dan Fields saw a unique opportunity when he joined Colorado Springs Utilities in 2009.He sought...
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Playing in the Big Leagues
A giant muskellunge made of concrete, steel and fiberglass presides over the northwest Wisconsin city of Hayward at the Freshwater Fishing Hall...
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Becoming a Believer
A couple of years ago, Dan Hartman could easily sum up his disdain for social media such as Twitter in less than...
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Tackling the Terrain
Waycross, a Georgia city of 15,000 people, is too small to come under MS4 stormwater permit coverage, yet it is one of...
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Let There be Light
Workers cleaning the Palmetto Avenue trunk line in Pacifica, Calif., began bringing back large pieces of the asbestos concrete pipe with their...
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No Excuses
Hands-on control of maintenance and well-organized inter-active divisions have enabled the Fort Worth (Texas) Water Department to overcome SSOs caused by grease,...
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Best Crew for the Job
The General Maintenance Department of Pinellas County (Fla.) Utilities serves a county with the state’s highest population density, at about 3,300 residents...
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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...
