Though California’s most recent drought may have officially ended in early March, that doesn’t mean the City of Angels is out of the woods. Currently, Los Angeles relies on a variety of sources for its potable water needs. Thirty-six percent of its supply comes from the Owens River, Mono Lake Basin and the Sierra Nevada Mountains via the Los Angeles Aqueduct. Another 52% of the city’s water comes from the Colorado River. Approximately 11% of the city’s water comes from groundwater. The remaining portion of the city’s supply, about 2%, comes from recycled water. But a new resolution from Mayor Eric Garcetti’s administration intends to change that: They’ve vowed to recycle all of the city’s wastewater by 2035.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Envirosight WWETT booth in Indianapolis last month. We had a great time seeing our partners and customers and demonstrating our newest products.

Come see Envirosight at WWETT Booth 5224 Thursday through Saturday, February 21-23 in Indianapolis to test drive the latest technologies for sewer inspection.

A new year means new challenges; but, the new year also comes with new technology and workflows to meet those challenges. In order to keep up with the changing landscape of the wastewater industry, we identified a few trends to keep an eye on.

Thank you to the many customers and partners who visited our booth during WEFTEC 2018 in New Orleans last week. We welcomed nearly 300 guests and enjoyed seeing many of our sales partners from across the country. A special thanks to Best Equipment, our sales partner in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, for loaning us their new demo truck for the show.

On Thursday, September 13, 2018, Envirosight hosted a Q&A Introduction to Cooperative Purchasing webinar. Steve Sebastian, channel development manager for Envirosight, explained the basics of cooperative purchasing and the benefits that it can bring to an organization. In his decades of capital equipment sales and sales channel support, Steve has guided many municipalities and government agencies through enrolling and making purchases with purchasing cooperatives. Check out this sampling of the topics he shared with attendees:

Sewer systems have been around in one form or another for thousands of years. As technology advanced, pipeline materials have changed, improving durability and functionality. With all the developments over time, most utilities have to contend with multiple pipeline materials, each of which has different maintenance concerns and a different lifespan.

It’s a fact: The American workforce is getting older. The percentage of workers over the age of 65 has been on the rise since the 1990s and is expected to peak around 9% by 2042, nearly 3 times higher than 2002 numbers. Though economists love to fret about the aging population, there are many advantages to older employees actively participating in the workforce.This is especially true for wastewater workers, who bring a wealth of expertise and experience gained on the job.

With the start of summer comes hurricane season, but natural disasters—from blizzards to earthquakes—can disrupt daily life year round. The impact of natural disasters can be far-reaching and disrupt utilities and city operations. Floods, whether caused by snowmelt, hurricane, downpour or infrastructure damage, can quickly overwhelm collection systems and damage electric pump services. And earthquakes can destroy underground infrastructure in mere minutes.

Sewer laterals often don’t get much attention during regular CCTV inspections. Because municipalities are not responsible for them, they’re rarely on the usual schedule. This can leave a large portion of a collection system un-inspected, un-repaired and ready to cause problems. When laterals do end up on the docket, it’s usually for one of three reasons: