Whether seeping lazily from the clouds in the sky or forcing its way from behind man-made barriers, leaks are a fact of life.

While some people may be inclined to throw up their hands in disgust and discount water's natural talent as an escape artist, when you're in the business of selling water…every drop counts.

A good exercise program can be a real "turn-on." Other times it should be a real "turn-off," or so many water and wastewater utilities hope.

Valves are a critical part of any water distribution or treatment system because they alone regulate the flow of water, reduce pressure and prevent backflow. Much like the human body, they need to be exercised regularly to ensure that they operate properly when you need them the most.

From our early days spent leisurely romping around the backyard and digging in the sandbox we all should have learned a lesson or two about sharing.

Whether it was your favorite yellow shovel and pail or the hard lessons you later learned working in the water and wastewater business—it's important that we all heed our mothers' stern warning… "You’d all better start getting along or I'll tan your hide!"

There is a crisis confronting small water systems today—it's not a deterioration in the quality of their water—but rather an increasing expectation in the quality and duties of water system operators and the resulting impact it has on small water systems.