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International Wastewater Systems of Burnaby, British Columbia, is putting its own twist on the recovery of heat from sewage and wastewater. The...

You’re in business to make money. You earn a profit on each portable restroom placed at a special event and on each...

Our attention spans are short these days. Really short.For instance, we don’t like television commercials. And now, thanks to handy-dandy DVRs and...

Vacuum excavation is the process of excavating and removing soil using high-powered vacuum suction, which transfers material to a debris tank. Water...

Damaged infrastructure. Water-quality concerns. Sewage backups. The results of combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer overflows and excess stormwater runoff can cause permanent...

The use of explosives in mining dates back more than 300 years, however, strict safety regulations on blasting only recently became standard...

Workers in the oil and gas industry are exposed to countless dangers related to drilling and servicing wells. Workers are at an...

There’s an old joke that goes something like this: A violinist, late for an audition, inquires of a New York cabbie, “How...

A truck – a bridge – a crash. It’s not difficult to find examples of over-height loads colliding with bridges these days....

By now, the oil boom in North Dakota and Montana might not seem like anything new to GOMC readers — but by...

What’s the most dangerous place in your wastewater treatment plant? Headworks. Biosolids area. Electrical panels.Think again. It could be your laboratory. While...

A Rice University study of “superbugs” found at two wastewater treatment plants in northern China should alert operators at U.S. wastewater facilities...

Can you count on your municipal sewer and water employees to always act in a professional manner – even when “no one”...

You finally made the leap and invested in your dream pickup truck. Your service vehicle. Your mobile office. It’s much more than...