April 2009 Vol. 64 No. 4

Washington's Birch Equipment will host Demo Days return this fall to thank customers for their support and invite the community at large to stop by and learn about the company.

Saertex-Liner is a 100 percent fiberglass liner designed for gravity pipe systems.

Inliner Technologies provides solutions for deteriorating pipelines ranging in diameter from 4 to 96 inches.

Insituform’s iPlus Infusion achieves a tight fitting pipe-within-a-pipe by implementing a pull-in installation method.

IPL Technologies is the North American leader in UV-light CIPP for sewer mains and storm water pipes.

Blue-Tek CIPP liners and equipment by Reline America are environmentally safe with undetectable styrene levels in third party testing.

CityLiner is a premier mobile CIPP technology providing everything customers need to maintain and repair wastewater piping systems.

Super Boom Skid Steer Loaders from New Holland combine incredible stability with the reach of the Super Boom vertical lift linkage for more lift capacity per pound of total machine weight.

Mabey sheet pile is available in a wide range of sizes for various applications and can be used together with Mabey’s hydraulic framing systems when needed.

Finger Guards offer additional safety for the utility worker.

The Central Weber (Utah) Sewer Improvement District recently awarded a project installing a new treated water discharge line from the treatment plant to the Weber River to Whitaker Construction Company.

Over 300 attendees braved the economy to attend the Distribution Contractors Association’s 48th Annual Convention at the Sheraton Maui in Hawaii in February.

The 811 number is a national “Call Before You Dig” phone number designated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to eliminate the confusion of multiple “Call Before You Dig” numbers.

Vermeer Corp. has introduced a software tool for estimating the environmental impact of various underground utility construction methods.

Vacuworx International has introduced a vacuum device designed specifically for utility construction applications. It is expected to be widely used for handling and positioning pipe, but also can lift many other types of material.

Issues resulting from accidental damage to underground utilities continue to receive priority in the underground construction industry as initiatives to protect buried facilities gain momentum.

Underground utility construction projects most often are classified as either new construction, usually to extend or upgrade services, or replacement/rehabilitation of old or failing buried infrastructure.

Bob Johnston, outgoing president of the Pipe Line Contractors Association and a vice president at Henkels & McCoy, proclaimed 2008 to be a “very good year” to the 565 attendees at the association’s 61st annual convention.

Canadian pipeliners enjoyed boom times in 2008 and are facing a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build essential pipeline infrastructure.

When Sempra Energy’s Pipelines and Storage business unit needed to install a new pipeline from Sempra LNG’s new Cameron LNG receipt terminal to existing interstate pipelines north of the LNG facility, they were well aware that the project presented special challenges.

In May 2008, the Virginia Department of Transportation issued the results of a study “to evaluate the potential for impacts on water quality from use of the steam cured CIPP process.”

The new 3M Dynatel Locators 2200M Series boasts stronger 12 watt transmitter that provides the maximum allowed output power when inducing a signal or direct connecting onto utility lines.

Condux has re-engineered its line of 808 champion swivels.

National Liner LLC has introduced a trenchless rehabilitation lining process that uses see-through PVC panels to rehabilitate circular pipes, box culverts and structures of other shapes.

With the new Tracer Snap-EFV Identification System, gas companies no longer need costly, removable, secondary tagging to mark Excess Flow Valve (EFV) installations.

Dril Data uses pre-installed sensor packages that monitor all parameters and relays this information real time to the in-cab, touch-screen computer for the operator’s benefit.

Insituform has announced a new product for pressure pipe rehabilitation.

Pipe Tongs are a safe, cost-effective way to move concrete, metal or plastic pipe.

The Road-Ready road milling drum features Pro-Fit or Quick-Change block systems and is balanced to reduce machine vibration.

Krylon Industrial Multi Purpose Epoxy is ideal for use over prepared steel and masonry surfaces in a variety of industrial applications.

The new L45 tractor-loader-backhoe (TLB) operates like three machines in one, combining a strong loader and backhoe with three-point implement capabilities.

The new GradeLight 2700 introduced by AGL is the shortest pipe laser available. Its 10.5 inch length makes it ideal for fitting tight inverts and small pipe jacking pits.

<a href=”http://www.undergroundconstructionmagazine.com/april-rehab-news-insituform-wins-13m-contract-boatman-joins-sak-certaflo-expands-greenline#Boatman%E2%80%9D#Insituform”>Insituform wins $13M contract</a> <a href=”http://www.undergroundconstructionmagazine.com/april-rehab-news-insituform-wins-13m-contract-boatman-joins-sak-certaflo-expands-greenline#Boatman%E2%80%9D#Boatman”>Boatman joins SAK Construction</a> <a href=”http://www.undergroundconstructionmagazine.com/april-rehab-news-insituform-wins-13m-contract-boatman-joins-sak-certaflo-expands-greenline#Boatman%E2%80%9D#CertaFlo”> CertaFlo GreenLine PVC sewer pipe now for larger pipe diameters</a>

Reno, NV, offers many attractions to live up to its billing as “The Biggest Little City In The World.” When choosing a contractor for a sewer rehabilitation project that involved both busy downtown and more remote idyllic settings, city of Reno engineers selected cured in place pipe (CIPP) specialist PIPEnology to avoid disrupting the city’s activities.

In his proposed 2010 budget, President Obama has proposed a huge increase for sewer and water funding. His budget proposal is $2.4 billion for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and $1.5 billion for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds.

<a href="http://www.undergroundconstructionmagazine.com/april-newsline-development-through-sewer-upgrades-obama-proposes-infrastructure-bank-and-more#sewer">City’s sewer improvements free up development</a> <a href=" http://www.undergroundconstructionmagazine.com/april-newsline-development-through-sewer-upgrades-obama-proposes-infrastructure-bank-and-more#FN">Fibertech Networks to install 200 mile fiber-optic network</a> <a href="http://www.undergroundconstructionmagazine.com/april-newsline-development-through-sewer-upgrades-obama-proposes-infrastructure-bank-and-more?page=0,1#obama">Obama proposes infrastructure bank</a> <a href=" http://www.undergroundconstructionmagazine.com/april-newsline-development-through-sewer-upgrades-obama-proposes-infrastructure-bank-and-more?page=0,2#busch" >Paul L. Bush Award nominations open</a>

Riazul Mia, director of Environmental Services for the city of Laredo, TX, addressed the bi-monthly meeting of the Gulf Coast Trenchless Association on Feb. 11, in Houston.

Gary Montgomery, Chairman of the Board of Montgomery & Associates Inc., a Houston-based civil engineering and consulting services firm, has announced that Wendell (Buddy) Barnes has taken over as president. Montgomery will remain as chairman.

<a href= "http://www.undergroundconstructionmagazine.com/business-updates-april-2009-gcta-wsa-trenchless-lockwood-andrews-and-newnam#WSA">WSA Trenchless Consultants</a> <a href= "http://www.undergroundconstructionmagazine.com/business-updates-april-2009-gcta-wsa-trenchless-lockwood-andrews-and-newnam#GCTA">Gulf Coast Trenchless Association</a> <a href= "http://www.undergroundconstructionmagazine.com/business-updates-april-2009-gcta-wsa-trenchless-lockwood-andrews-and-newnam?page=0,1#LAN">Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam</a> <a href= "http://www.undergroundconstructionmagazine.com/business-updates-april-2009-gcta-wsa-trenchless-lockwood-andrews-and-newnam?page=0,2#BCPI">Bobcat Company, Polaris Industries</a> <a href= "http://www.undergroundconstructionmagazine.com/business-updates-april-2009-gcta-wsa-trenchless-lockwood-andrews-and-newnam?page=0,2#NH">New Holland</a>

The Associated General Contractors of Iowa Hall of Fame was conceived as the AGC Of Iowa’s highest form of individual member recognition.

Effective March 1,2009, Multiquip Inc. has become the exclusive distributor of EZ Grout equipment in the United States and Mexico.

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers held a three-day unreserved industrial equipment auction from March 25-27 at its new permanent auction site in Houston, 15500 Eastex Freeway.

Massachusetts is rich in history, but not everything “old” is charming. An example is the aging infrastructure that is often hidden or buried in many cities throughout the state.

On the heels of the $6 billion emergency funding in the stimulus package for the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, President Obama has proposed a huge increase for both funds in fiscal 2010, which begins Oct. 1.