Last Word: Value of Industry-University Collaborative Research
Traditionally, research conducted at many Universities falls under the category of fundamental research, which is…
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Last Word: Q&A with NAWC CEO Robert Powelson
Editor’s note — Our sister publication Water Finance & Management sat down with new president…
Last Word: Time to Start Recycling for Research
As I was moderating a session at a trenchless rehab seminar, it became obvious that…
Last Word: How Not to Get Caught with Your Valves – Or Any Other Part of Your System – Down
Asset management can be a gradual process, but condition assessment requires more than a superficial…
Last Word: DCA Showcases HDD on National Mall
The Distribution Contractors Association (DCA) recently conducted a Washington Fly-In to visit with federal agencies…
Last Word: Educating to Employ: Public Works Programs Help to Close Gaps
The jobs report may show the unemployment rate at a rare low, but one industry…
Last Word: Everybody Plays a Part in Underground Damage Prevention
Everyone has heard “Safety is no accident” and I recently attended a seminar on Critical…
Last Word: The Water Main Report Card
Most water professionals are well aware that in 2009, the American Society of Civil Engineers…
Last Word: ‘Infrastructure Package’ Could Offer New Opportunities for Water/Sewer Projects
Soon after his initial State of the Union address, President Trump announced plans to introduce…
Last Word: Canada Is a World Leader in Structural Lining of Watermains
For the past 20 years, I have been lucky enough to participate actively in the…
Last Word: Consolidation & Privatization Would Help Communities Finally Resolve Urgent Infrastructure Issues
Over the last 40 years serving in top-level management for water/wastewater public utilities, I’ve been…
Last Word: Tapping into Millennials at the Construction Jobsite
With the prevalence of technology in our everyday lives, we have grown accustomed to using…
Last Word: Telecommunication and the Canadian Trenchless Market
As society’s reliance on the internet continues to increase, so does the need for efficient…
Last Word: The Outlook for the 2018 Pipe Cleaning Market
Domestic sewer and wastewater infrastructure represent a significant market for cleaning and maintenance, encompassing an…
Last Word: A Distributed Water Revolution
It is a common missive in today’s water industry that we have let our water…
The Last Word: Importance of Verification, Validation and Peer-Review
One of the most exciting aspects of the trenchless technology industry is the continual innovation…
Last Word: Five Questions With: Ian Doherty, P.Eng.
How did you get involved in the trenchless industry? In 1988, I was working for…
Trenchless Technology Canada Point of View: Fostering the Next Generation of Trenchless Pioneers
Looking back, it is hard to believe that I have been at the University of…
Last Word: Is CIPP Safe?
Cured-in-Place Pipe (CIPP) was introduced in 1971 as an alternative to digging up and replacing…
Last Word: Break the Skills Shortage Cycle
A growing population coupled with increasing urbanization is stretching aging water infrastructure to capacity. In…