Manufacturers are constantly improving tools for cleaning and maintaining municipal sewer lines. New tools for jetting, cable machine cleaning and industrial vacuum loading serve a variety of functions, from the cleaning of debris, roots and grease from various-sized pipe, to removing paint and other coatings from surfaces, to hydroexcavation and cutting. Here is a look at some of the latest developments.

Turbo chain cutter nozzles clear roots and other obstructions from egg-shaped pipes.

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There’s far more to these stories than the physical assets of a water or wastewater utility.

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Canada’s York Region is undertaking an aggressive inspection of its trunk sewer lines in preparation for population growth.