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Vacuum vs Mechanical Street Sweepers: What Studies Show

Cities choosing a street sweeper usually compare three types: mechanical broom, regenerative air and vacuum. The spec sheets all promise clean streets, so it helps to look at what independent studies actually measured. What the San Diego study found A City of San Diego pilot study measured stormwater runoff before and after targeted sweeping. Mechanical […]
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How to Inspect Field Tile with a Push Camera

A tile camera lets a farmer see inside drainage tile instead of digging to guess where it is broken. A push camera is the simplest tool for the job: a camera head on a stiff cable that you feed down the line from an outlet or access. What a push camera finds in field tile […]
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Aberdeen, SD Smooths Bumpy Streets with Lightweight Manhole Grade Rings

Aberdeen, South Dakota, recently made a smart call with its street budget. When a planned Main Street project was shelved, the city put the $200,000 it had set aside toward fixing manhole covers across town, going after the bumps drivers hit every day. The Aberdeen News covered the program in August 2026, and we were […]
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