April 2020 Vol. 75 No. 4

The world has survived many horrific pandemics for thousands of years. No doubt we’ll survive this latest attack on the human race by the merciless microscopic coronavirus army, and we all pray the toll in lives will not continue to climb. What it will do to the long-term, worldwide economy and our way of life remains to be seen.

The spread of the coronavirus has upended almost every staple of U.S. life, and businesses have no sense of what the next two weeks, much less the next two months, could look like. With these themes as the backdrop, there are some takeaways we can share for planning the next six months, as we consider both oil and the spread of the coronavirus.

Two Canadian court rulings since the start of the year may go a long way toward breaking bottlenecks that have stalled pipeline construction and expansion projects over the past decade.

When the final phases of the Black Mesa Project are completed, it will connect the drainage from three dams – Don Felipe Dam, Raymac Dam and McCoy Dam – into one pipe manifold and drain the water to the Rio Grande River.

The Underground Construction Technology conference celebrated the event's first-ever Career Day at UCT 2020.

Three companies exhibiting at the 2020 Underground Construction Technology International Conference & Exhibition (UCT) took home prestigious UCT Show Stopper Awards earlier this year.

Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, and growing up primarily in the Dallas suburb of Arlington, Todd Reck developed an early interest in engineering that was encouraged by his father, who taught math and electronics for many years. After high school, he planned to focus on structural engineering at Texas A&M University but changed to water and wastewater engineering after taking a hydraulics class and never looked back.

In response to recent questions about the environmental impact of emissions from steam cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) projects, the Trenchless Technology Center (TTC) at Louisiana Tech University has published results from its extensive study related to the issue.

This article discusses the challenges that are faced when sliplining medium- to large-diameter sewers and the solutions created by the specialized equipment and a well-trained and well-managed crew.

The RehabZone – the special “no selling” area co-located with the Underground Construction Technology International Conference & Exhibition (UCT) and dedicated to providing objective information about sewer infrastructure rehabilitation – has become a standard part of the annual UCT.

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Industry Events Postponed Due to Coronavirus Industry events that had been planned throughout the United States this spring were postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with many of them waiting to reschedule when more is known about the breadth and duration of its spread. The postponement..

Democrats in the House have introduced two bills that would negatively affect interstate pipelines. The legislative efforts align with a broader push by Democrats, including presidential candidates, to enact “green” energy policies which, if not vilifying natural gas, at least tarnish its reputation as a climate-preferred alternative to coal and oil.

Bill Thompson (center), president of Thompson Pump, and his sons Bobby (left) and Chris. Thompson Pump and Manufacturing: 50 Years of Innovation Thompson Pump and Manufacturing Company, a leading U.S. man..

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