Entries Tagged Oregon

Entry 338378A large water main break in Milwaukee recently caused road closures and flooded nearby homes, according to the city’s public works...

Roots plague many sewer systems. In the temperate climate of North Bend, Oregon, it was especially bad. North Bend is a small city...

Entry 339026The mayor of Newark, New Jersey, recently announced that filters installed to reduce lead levels in the city’s tap water aren’t...

Entry 339402A century-old 30-inch cast iron water transmission main recently burst in Portland, Oregon, leaving some streets in the northeast part of...

Entry 339569A vandal who filled a manhole with rocks caused a sewer blockage and wastewater release in Cary, North Carolina, according to...

Three employees in as many years have been awarded Operator of the Year at Roseburg Urban Sanitary Authority. The Oregon utility puts...

Entry 339710Metal scrappers in Cincinnati, Ohio, are leaving dangerous holes around the city as they continue stealing manhole covers and stormwater grates...

Jim Baird has a passion for operator education. As engineering and operations manager for the Roseburg (Oregon) Urban Sanitary Authority, he manages the...

Giving 110 percent is the clichéd territory of coaches and bad managers. Giving 150 percent is Dean Ronk’s territory. That’s essentially what Ronk,...

The two years Mark Knudson spent at the Cowlitz County (Oregon) Water Pollution Control Plant made all the difference in his career.As...

After being held up in recent months by continued debate, a bill authorizing emergency funds to address Flint, Michigan’s drinking water crisis...

The directive from Tom Thorson to his team Tuesday afternoon was a common one among coaches.“Finish strong!”Finish strong in repairing an in-service...

Rogue Valley Sewer Services of Central Point, Oregon, has been able to steadily take on more responsibility and some unusual projects with...

The Portland (Oregon) Water Bureau is using a different kind of hydropower to generate electricity, tapping the energy of water flowing through...