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Algae blooms, microcystin, do-not-drink bans, toxins. Those buzzwords have floated across the lips of many municipal leaders this summer, especially after a...

Now that the busy season is behind you, it might be a good time to think about upgrading your vacuum truck fleet....

Many companies are social media savvy, but social media marketing is still relatively new and unknown — and sufficiently time-consuming — that...

My team is great. We haven’t had a safety incident in years, we haven’t had a safety violation in months, and our...

Despite increased attention to rollover prevention in recent years, these deadly accidents remain a major safety challenge for septic truck drivers. If...

Drawing in new customers while holding onto existing clientele is a constant — and growing — challenge for any business, but there are...

The secondary clarifier is a vital part of every wastewater treatment plant. Its health is determined by upstream variables and the mechanical...

Despite increased attention to rollover prevention in recent years, these deadly accidents remain a major safety challenge for truck drivers. If you...

Listen to it once, and you’ll be humming the wastewater-themed Macklemore parody often. It’s an earworm, all right — a catchy little...

With the highly competitive nature of today’s oil industry, companies are searching for every possible advantage. One way to gain a considerable...

Humans have been using unrefined oil for more than 5,000 years. However, once we discovered kerosene could be extracted from it and...

Some people celebrate anniversaries with cake, but here at COLE, we’re celebrating the 35th anniversary of the largest water and wastewater trade...

In celebration of our 35th anniversary, this modified off-road 2014 Chevrolet 4x4 pickup truck (or alternately $35,000 cash) will be awarded to...

It’s safe to say our municipal pipes and plants are aging. According to an EPA survey, about 30 percent of pipes are...

Just 25 years ago, the freeway-flattening 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake hit northern California, collapsing structures and calling attention to Bay Area...

The Trinity River Authority of Texas wanted to upsize a 24-inch reinforced concrete sewer interceptor to accommodate projected development in the City...

We’ve featured many of you on the pages — and covers — of Cleaner since it first hit your doorsteps 29 years...

Investing in a new excavator is not a simple decision. But it’s much less painful if you have a list of needs...

Nobody wants to deal with unhappy, difficult or angry customers. However, in most cases the company representative taking an angry call is...