December 2021 Vol. 76 No. 12

By Robert Carpenter, Editor-in-Chief The Great Infrastructure Money Grab is on and at long last, underground construction markets are getting a reasonable share of the funding bonanza. Markets are anxious to secure their piece of the $550 billion of which $120 billion is designated for water, sewer..

Michels Completes 15,000+ Foot HDD Crossing  Michels completed a 15,426-foot horizontal directional drill (HDD) of a 24-inch pipe crossing of Lake Sakakawea on the Missouri River in North Dakota, extending the limits of trenchless construction.  The crossing is part of a new pipeline being constru..

By Stephen Barlas, Washington D.C. Editor The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) continues to hesitate in determining whether greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new pipeline projects are a “significant” contribution to climate change.  The latest example is an FERC draft environmental im..

Underground Construction Technology (UCT) returns to the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, Monday, Jan. 24 with the pre-UCT kick-off of CUIRE Schools. The main UCT program runs Tuesday, Jan. 25–Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022.  Taking place before the height of construction season, UCT is ..

EDITOR’S NOTE   Eben Wyman is a veteran advocate for key underground utility and pipeline associations. He points out that maintaining an effective advocacy program is fundamental to the success of any organization interested in the happenings of the federal government. Zack Perconti is an associat..

By Michael Kozak, J.D. A welded PVC waterproofing system was recently applied to an under­ground rail segment being built in the Washington D.C., Virginia, and Maryland (DMV) area. The system was supplied by CETCO.  Cr..

By Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor Picture two large directional drilling rigs several thousand feet apart – usually on opposite sides of a body of water.  Each rig drills from its location, and the two pilot bores meet at a precisely-planned point in between. Successful horizontal directional drillin..

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), more than one-fifth of the nation’s domestically produced energy comes from Texas. The state has a long history of producing crude oil and natural gas, but more recently, the state’s energy production is rapidly expanding into renewables..

PPG Unveils Complete Coating Solutions for Wastewater Operations  PPG significantly expanded its coatings offering for wastewater infrastructure, thanks to its recent acquisition of VERSAFLEX/Raven Lining Systems, “which are used throughout the water, wastewater and manhole rehabilitation industrie..

By Lauren Kubin, P.E,. North Texas Municipal Water District, Mazen Kawasmi, P.E., CFM, GISP, and Stephen Johnson, PE, Freese and Nichols, Inc., Stacie Sandmann, Pure Technologies  The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) serves 1.8 million residents in a fast-growing, 10-county area. That m..