Vac-Con, Inc. Articles

The Town of Glastonbury, Conn., recently decided completely refurbishing their 1998 Vac-Con catch basin cleaner would be more suitable — and more cost...

Pipe bursting and cured-in-place pipe lining are proven methods for renewing aging and deteriorated pipes. Here are several systems and tools that...

Manufacturers are constantly improving tools for cleaning and maintaining municipal sewer lines. New tools for jetting, cable machine cleaning and industrial vacuum...

The Augusta (Ga.) Utilities Department has been tackling a systemwide evaluation under the guidance of a consent order from the Georgia Department...

Hydroexcavation has been popular in Canada for 50 years, but it only started gaining traction in the U.S. about 15 years ago....

Before Larry Parsons arrived at the City of Coeur d’Alene (Idaho) Collection System de-partment, maintenance work was done only when needed —...

WEFTEC,  the Water Environment Federation’s annual technical exhibition and conference, annually offers water-quality education and training to water and wastewater professionals from...

While hydroexcavation only started gaining interest with contractors and municipalities in the U.S. about 15 years ago, it has been popular in...

Hydroexcavation is the safest way to locate underground utilities using a high-volume water system and a high-pressure vacuum system. Using hydroexcavation, there's...

In these days of technology changing before we can buy the latest gadget, combination sewer cleaning machines remain the only way to...

In this day and age, combination machine manufacturers have tapped existing and developed new technologies to make their machines more efficient. Systems...

The combination sewer cleaning truck from Vac-Con has a variety of features including a hydraulically operated, front-mounted hose reel, high-capacity water pump...

While in the grand scheme of things, five seconds isn’t all that long, it’s longer than you may think. One common question...

Like many American cities, Lynchburg, Va., faces a combined sewer overflow problem. By following a strategy of performing the least costly work...