Embracing the Future

Technology plays a big role in the operations and maintenance of our water and wastewater systems. That’s no surprise to the people putting these new tools to work, but the ways in which new technology is used – or bypassed – is very different in utilities across the country.Middlebury, Vt., profiled in this month’s issue of MSW, provides an interesting look at the dichotomy between the capabilities of new technology and the value of time-tested methods.The wastewater utility broke new technological ground with the largest ice pigging project of its kind last year. A 12,000-foot force main was obstructed, and