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Prevent costly repairs by lessening water hammer

The Municipal Posted on January 9, 2013 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023
Arlington Heights, Ill., workers place surge suppressors

Water hammer is a common occurrence in water distribution systems and is sparked when fluid is forced to stop or change direction suddenly, such as when a valve closes or a hydrant opens abruptly. When combined with other factors such … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged braun, break, breaks, hammer, hydrants, surge, water, water hammer

It’s freezing out there

The Municipal Posted on November 29, 2012 by Carrie SchmittAugust 2, 2023
Randall Johnson, head of public works for Tower, Minn.

In northern cities in Alaska, Minnesota and North Dakota, public employees like garbage collectors work outside in temperatures as low as -60 degrees Fahrenheit. Have you ever thought about what it is like to work outdoors when the weather drops … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged carhartt, cold, dry, garbage, people, water

HIGH- SPEED CITY

The Municipal Posted on November 16, 2012 by Julie YoungAugust 2, 2023
The city of Chattanooga, Tennessee’s community-owned electric utility, EPB, has given 170,000 people and businesses access to ultrafast, high-speed Internet via a 1 Gig fiber-optic Ethernet network.

Chattanooga installs gigabit Ethernet system Chattanooga, Tenn., is on the cusp of the future thanks to the installation of a $300 million high-speed fiber optic Ethernet system that transformed the southern metropolis into the nation’s first gigabyte city. Mayor Ron … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Projects, Public Works | Tagged able, chattanooga, city, ethernet, fiber, littlefield, optic

St. Louis County collaboration: Efficiency without political barriers

The Municipal Posted on October 25, 2012 by Jodi MarlinAugust 2, 2023

A political paradigm has shifted, and 24 towns in St. Louis County are reaping the benefits. Fragmentation and self-imposed isolation have long been norms in the countryside that rings St. Louis city. The city itself set that tone in 1876, … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged 24, cities, community, county, housing, louis

Rehabilitative restoration: Inmates create public works, goodwill in Iowa

The Municipal Posted on October 17, 2012 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023

In eastern Iowa, one inmate rehabilitation program has won over residents, corrections officers and even the hard-working laborers. Scott County Sheriff’s Office’s Community Restoration Program is now in its eighth year. The program first came together around the time plans … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged brown, community, county, inmates, program, project, scott

The better idea for national parks and environmental considerations

The Municipal Posted on October 7, 2012 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Bio-Microbics’ wastewater treatment systems are ideal for environmentally-sensitive areas, such as near lakes and streams

By JENNIFER CISNEROS Marketing and multimedia manager, Bio-Microbics Writer and historian Wallace Stegner once said that national parks are “The best idea we ever had … They reflect us at our best rather than our worst.” Ever since the world’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Recreation, Public Works, Wastewater Management | Tagged areas, decentralized, national, park, parks, systems, treatment, wastewater

Best practices for lateral pipe bursting

The Municipal Posted on September 28, 2012 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
HDPE pipe flexibility is invaluable for lateral bursting jobs

By JOHN RAFFERTY – Director of marketing and technical support, TRIC Tools Inc. Lateral bursting is a relatively new technique in the field of trenchless infrastructure rehabilitation. Before lateral pipe bursting was introduced, trenchless methods catered almost exclusively to large … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works, Wastewater Management | Tagged bends, bursting, exit, lateral, new, pipe, process, pulling

New water meters plump municipal finances

The Municipal Posted on September 12, 2012 by Julie YoungAugust 2, 2023

Municipalities need funding for a wide variety of community projects, including the acquisition of new vehicular equipment, infrastructure improvements, software upgrades, public works initiatives and other community services. Whatever the need, there are a host of options such as grants, … Continue reading →

Posted in Funding & Finances, Public Works | Tagged beckerman, communities, Equipment, meters, municipalities, need, time

Water line capacity testing: do it right!

The Municipal Posted on August 17, 2012 by Jodi MarlinAugust 2, 2023
fire hydrant Line capacity testing

What most water system operators call hydrant flow or fire flow testing is giving way to a more accurate name for the same process: Line capacity testing. “That’s because this is what you’re doing: The hydrant is like a vessel … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire Fighters, Public Works | Tagged flow, gate, hydrant, qr, residual, static, testing, valve

A grand public works success: Tennessee’s Dale Hollow Dam

The Municipal Posted on July 26, 2012 by Marguerite DuffyAugust 2, 2023

Seventy years of flood control, hydroelectric power generation, providing clean water for local communities and maintaining a recreational/wildlife area that draws nature lovers from multiple states qualifies Tennessee’s Dale Hollow Dam as the timeless ideal of America’s dam building legacy. … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged area, construction, dale, dam, hollow, lake, power, water

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