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Our Aging Pipes, Our Aging Workforce Our industry is facing two major issues that are creating the 'perfect storm'.  The first is that many of us are getting ready to start that much-anticipated retirement, but there aren't a lot of people queued up to take our places.  At the same time, we have infrastructure that is aging, and we have antiquated systems for keeping track of them. Here are a few tips on how to manage these various issues ... . . . Read More

Software as a Service for Wastewater Management The Pros & Cons The advent of laptops ushered in the first wave of portable computing.  However, backing up and synchronizing data with office servers quickly became an issue. Enter Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) - the ability to work from anywhere, have full access to enterprise applications, and take IT support out of the equation. SaaS is changing the way many organizations - including wastewater management - are choosing to do business. . . . Read More

Tips for Cold Weather Inspection Things are cooling down for the holidays, and for many of us this includes the weather! RedZone is no stranger to cold-weather inspection; in many places, it's best to inspect during freezing conditions as flows are at their annual lows. Whether you're doing the work or have someone else providing a service, there are a few things that you should know. . . . Read More

Margin Stacking in the Wastewater Industry I'd like to take a brief step beyond the world of wastewater to discuss a term that affects all of us in many aspects of our lives: "margin stacking." Margin stacking describes a situation that's the opposite of the adage we've all heard "eliminate the middle men." . . . Read More

Wastewater Asset Management Software Managing your collection system assets You remember card catalogs, right?  Not too long ago, when trying to find helpful documentation on a specific subject, one would start at the card catalog, or even with a printed list.  But today, most libraries don't even have card catalogs - and in a growing number of cases, actual book contents are being digitized. . . . Read More

Automating Your Pipeline Inspections When the first commercial CCTV camera trucks set out to inspect US pipes in 1964, little in world was automated. You got your money from a real person when you went to the bank, cars were still being assembled and painted by humans, and you still had to vacuum you own floor. In the years since, increasing trends in automation have changed so much about the world. Today, I get cash from an ATM, my car was put together in an automated manufacturing plant, and a robot vacuums my floor. . . . Read More

Sewer Pipe Inspection: Mandrels vs. Laser Profiles How is inspecting a sewer pipe like creating a document? Well, back when typewriters were the norm, you could type an entire page and then look for mistakes.  If you found one, you would have to re-type the entire page (for a professional-looking document).  However, we now have word processing:  you can create the entire document and run spell check, enabling you to quickly change only what's necessary before printing.  . . . Read More

PACP: Standardizing Your Inspection Data It's been said that the only thing worse than not having a sewer pipe rehab budget is having one and rehabbing the wrong pipe. That is exactly what Pipeline Assessment and Certification Program (PACP) sewer inspection helps prevent.  . . . Read More

Large Diameter Pipes & Critical Sewers Which of your pipes keeps you up at night? In most cases, large diameter interceptor or trunk lines are the culprits keeping you awake when the rest of us are sleeping. These critical pipes are the arteries of the system that transport large volumes of wastewater from the collection points to the treatment plants for processing.  . . . Read More

Sewer Infiltration & Inflow Have you ever walked into a room and stepped into a puddle?  If you're like me, you first try to figure out where it came from.  Did something spill, is the ceiling leaking, is it coming from underneath the floor?  Chances are you should be able to figure out the source of the leak, since you can check out most of the suspected locations.  But consider a sewer pipe that is buried deep underground with many paths for liquids to flow into the pipes, and the entire system creating additional inflow and infiltration that it was never designed to handle.  . . . Read More

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