Tom Champion stepping down

[ethanfield.livejournal.com]

Just discovered this article on the journal blog. It's the end of an era.

Comments

[ron_newman]

I hope he'll participate more in DSLJ once he's no longer a city employee. I wish him well.

Anyone know what 'Bluewater Holdings' are or what they hold?
Tom amswers that here:

Bluewater provides green, low-cost, energy efficient water systems solutions — which is marketese for “they offer a range of water-related services, from cleaning septic tanks to refitting steam pipes, using modern, no-dig technology.” They’ve got some exclusive technologies that no one else can offer, and are the only company certified to renovate drinking water pipes without opening walls or digging holes to do it.

They have a lot of private-sector customers for whom they do septic and drain work, but the fact that they can fully rehab crumbling water infrastructure without digging, and for less money, should mean that they have a promising future doing work for cash-strapped cities and towns.