Traditional “pigging” involves sending a mechanical device — or pig — down a pipe to clean or inspect it. Its descendant, ice...
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Innovative Baby Wipes Pilot Campaign Kicks Off in Maine
In a historic partnership, the Maine WasteWater Control Association and the Association of Nonwoven Fabrics Industry recently launched a pilot project designed...
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What the Heck is Pipe Pigging?
Maintaining system capacity, environmental compliance, and a high level of service for customers are essential for municipal water and wastewater system operators....
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Going in the Hole: Water Utility Crews Take on Main Break Season
It’s Friday morning in Madison, Wis., and the rush to work is underway. But on the city’s southeast side, five co-workers have...
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Water for Growth
Carlsbad, N.M., was founded in the 1890s as such colorful characters as Charles B. Eddy and Sheriff Pat Garrett (of Billy the...
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How To Properly Train a Pipeline Cleaning Operator
A successful pipeline cleaning program requires three important ingredients: a quality combination unit, efficient nozzles and an effective cleaning operator. The first...
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Ears Peeled for Trouble
Along one stretch of a key transmission main in the Baltimore Public Works water distribution system, the pipe has ears.
A Pure Technologies...
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Pipeline Inspection Evolves to Handle Mature Market
New technologies and condition assessment programs along with a more knowledgeable customer base have transformed the way drain cleaning contractors and municipalities...
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StoneAge Custom Solutions introduces new website
Do you have a specific problem or application that requires a unique waterblast solution?
StoneAge Solutions can design a system to do the...
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Bringing It All Together
So how does a sewer district that once consisted of 79 different systems in 91 separate communities and has pipes up...
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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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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...


















