It is with great sadness that the entire Pumps & Systems family says goodbye to Stolberg, long-time executive director of the Submersible Wastewater Pump Association (SWPA) and a loyal member of the P&S Editorial Advisory Board.

Each January, Pumps & Systems publishes a report on the State of the Industry. As a sign of the times, this year we decided to take a new spin and focus specifically on “Succeeding in Today's Economy.”

There are more than 300 million people living in the U.S., and each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. That water must be brought to us, and it must be taken away.

We ask top-level executives from large and small companies to give us critical insight on business trends and to help forecast what to expect in the coming year.

The Pumps & Systems team recently returned from a well-attended WEFTEC, where the word on the street is that business in the industry is increasing and optimism is abundant.

It seems appropriate that our Aging Infrastructure issue coincides with a recent influx of information on municipalities and other organizations (finally) feeling the benefits of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.