Robert Carpenter

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April 2025 Vol. 80 No. 4 Editor's Log By Robert Carpenter, Editor-in-Chief   (UI) — Over the past couple of years, I started receiving periodic updates from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. I also receive similar such communiques from other sewer/water/stormwater departments of major cities such as New York City, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Atlanta, etc.

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May 2022 Vol. 77 No. 5 Editor's Log By Robert Carpenter, Editor-in-Chief The inexorable wave of fiber to the premises continues its march across America and indeed, much of the world. And to my delight, fiber is finally arriving at homes in my suburban community. Following years of reviewing, testing and experimenting with business and technology models, the fiber industry heated up and has been attacking market expansion with a fervor reminiscent of the late 1990s.

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March 2025 Vol. 80 No. 3 Editor's Log By Robert Carpenter, Editor-in-Chief   (UI) — I read an interesting story recently in a local newspaper (yes, I said newspapers, they do still exist – thank goodness). Katy, Texas, is placing a temporary halt to fiber optics installation due, largely, to perceived damage to water lines. I live in this area, so the article was of particular interest to me.

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February 2025 Vol. 80 No. 2 Editor's Log By Robert Carpenter, Editor-in-Chief  (UI) — As I was completing the number crunching and analysis of the 28th Annual Underground Infrastructure Municipal Survey (included in this issue), it just struck me as amazing how gargantuan the United States’ sewer, water and storm water infrastructure has become during that brief window of time. The mere size and scope of our infrastructure continues its growth at a phenomenal rate.

Nov 26, 2024 | undergroundinfrastructure.com | Robert Carpenter

November 2024 Vol. 79 No. 11 Editor's Log By Robert Carpenter, Editor-in-Chief(UI) — After one of the most contentious – if not the most contentious – elections I’ve witnessed since my youth (and yes, that has been a long time ago …), the dust is finally beginning to clear from the battlefield, the inevitable blame game for the losing side is slowing waning and a return to some semblance of normalcy across our country’s political landscape is emerging.