No one tool can take on all utility locating challenges. Soil conditions play a factor in equipment effectiveness. Here’s a look at approaches to take whether you’re utilizing ground-penetrating radar or an electromagnetic locator.

Stanford researchers offer a new way to locate water leaks, saying it could save time, money and billions of gallons of water

With industry interest in leak-detection dogs on the rise, we talked to dog trainers Tracy Owen and Carrie Kessler to learn more about the process they used to find and train such an asset for Central Arkansas Water

Central Arkansas Water officials say their new leak-detection canine has already found several significant leaks in the utility's distribution system in a short time

The author provides some valuable lessons about the wet-out process learned from a failed lining job

Every successful locate saves $4,000 in damages. Why are there so many unsuccessful ones?

Officials at Madison (Wisconsin) Water Utility deal with a worst-case scenario when a crucial water main breaks directly below the taxiway of Dane County Regional Airport

A powerful but maneuverable machine was critical in completing the difficult job of removing 50 years' worth of debris

The JM-3080 Jet-Set from General Pipe Cleaners gives you the increased cleaning power of 8 gallons of flow per minute without compromising your pump

A powerful compact Mini-Jet successfully took on a grease blockage that kept re-forming