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Henkels & McCoy Names Rob Riess VP and Division Manager of the Pipeline Division
Henkels & McCoy, Inc., has appointed Rob Riess to Vice President and Division Manager of the company’s Pipeline Division. In this role, Riess will be responsible for coordinating the development of pipeline business and project strategy, as well as the management of all customer relationships. Ries..
INGAA Foundation Names New Chairman
The INGAA Foundation’s board of directors has elected Thomas D. Hutchins, vice president of environmental, health and safety (EH&S) for Kinder Morgan’s natural gas business, as its new chairman for a one-year term beginning November 5. “Tom has extensive expertise in pipeline operation and en..
CenterPoint to Acquire Atmos Energy's Retail Energy Services Business
CenterPoint Energy Services, Inc., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Atmos Energy’s retail energy services business, Atmos Energy Marketing, LLC. The purchase price for the acquisition is $40 million plus working capital subje..
Henkels & McCoy Opens Midwest Pipeline Division Office
Henkels & McCoy, Inc., (H&M) has opened its new Midwest Pipeline Division office. With an emphasis on integrity management projects, the office will enable H&M to reach a wider group of customers while providing the same exceptional services that all of H&M Pipeline Division’s valued clients have co..
NASSCO Standard Bearers: Rudy Fernandez
EDITOR’S NOTE: NASSCO just completed its 40th anniversary and continues to set standards for the assessment and rehabilitation of underground infrastructure. As the association continues its phenomenal growth, this series profiles those who have made significant contributions and impacted the cont..
Waukesha Chooses Manager for Lake Michigan Water Supply Project
The Waukesha Water Utility Commission has selected Greeley and Hansen as the program manager for its switch to a Lake Michigan water supply. The Environmental engineering firm specializes in water and wastewater engineering. The Commission voted tonight to have Greeley and Hansen proceed with work ..
Pennsylvania PUC Grants Conditional Approval for Sale of Scranton Sewer System to Pennsylvania-American Water Company
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has granted conditional approval of a Joint Application filed by Pennsylvania-American Water Company and the Sewer Authority of the City of Scranton for the sale of substantially all of the Sewer Authority of the City of Scranton’s Sewer System and Sewage T..
Kentucky PSC Approves Sale of Small Franklin County Sewer System
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the sale of the 107-customer Ridgewood sewer system in Franklin County to the state’s largest privately owned water utility. Kentucky-American Water Co. will pay $15,000 to acquire the Ridgewood system from Classic Construction, Inc. T..
HammerHead Trenchless Acquires RS Lining Systems
HammerHead Trenchless, a Charles Machine Works company, has announced the acquisition of RS Lining Systems LLC, the provider of RS Technik pipe rehabilitation solutions in the Americas. This acquisition will allow HammerHead to better serve customers across the underground infrastructure rehabilitat..
Enbridge to Acquire Spectra Energy for $28 Billion
NEW YORK (AP) — Canada’s Enbridge is buying Houston-based Spectra Energy for about $28 billion, creating North America’s largest energy infrastructure company. Both companies operate pipelines that deliver oil and natural gas. Under the terms of the deal announced Tuesday, Spectra Energy sharehold..
DC Water Awards Major Water and Wastewater Capital Improvement Program Contract
CH2M and Parsons, as part of a joint venture team, have been selected by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) to perform program management services for the development and implementation of DC Water’s capital improvement program (CIP)—a $1.3 billion water and wastewat..
EPCOR USA Acquires 130 Pipeline
EPCOR Water (USA) Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of EPCOR Utilities Inc. has acquired the 130 Pipeline, a 53-mile wholesale water supply pipeline that delivers groundwater from Burleson County to eastern Travis County in the northeastern Austin, Texas metropolitan area. EPCOR USA purchased..
Dominion-Questar Merger Moves Closer After Approval From Utah's PSC
The Public Service Commission of Utah has approved the merger between Dominion Resources, Inc. and Questar Corporation, subject to terms and conditions of an agreed settlement stipulation. With this action, the final regulatory approval needed to complete the merger is pending with the Wyomi..
Xylem to Acquire Sensus for $1.7 Billion
Xylem Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sensus for approximately $1.7 billion in cash. Sensus, owned by investment funds affiliated with The Jordan Company and GS Capital Partners 2000, is a leading provider of smart meters, network technologies, and advanced data analytics services..
Christine Wehrman Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Christine Wehrman, CEO and executive vice president of the American Rental Association (ARA), was presented with the European Rental Association (ERA) Lifetime Achievement Award. Wehrman, who previously announced her planned retirement from ARA, was honored by the recognition. “It has truly been a..
Pipeline Safety Bill Becomes Law; New Proposed Regs Become More Significant
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new rule requiring transmission pipelines to plug methane leaks at compressor stations includes some softening of earlier-proposed requirements, but will still impose substantial costs as companies move to repair leaks at new or modified compressors and co..
Infrastructure Vision 2050 Names “Dream” Phase Winners
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has announced five winners in the second, “Dream”, phase of the Infrastructure Vision 2050 Challenge. Launched earlier this year, the three-phased competition challenges a community of innovators to reimagine personal mobility, freight movement, and ..
American Water Receives Contract for Township of South Orange Village Water System
American Water Contract Services Group, a subsidiary of American Water, has been awarded the operation and maintenance contract for the Township of South Orange Village water services in Essex County, N.J. The contract, which is valued at approximately $10 million over the 10 year term of the agree..
NextEra Energy to Acquire Oncor
NextEra Energy, Inc. will acquire 100 percent of the equity of reorganized Energy Future Holdings Corp. and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including the company’s approximately 80 percent indirect interest in Oncor Electric Delivery Company, which implies a total enterprise value o..
American States Utility Services Awarded $510M Contract to Maintain Air Force Base Water Systems
American States Utility Services Inc. has been awarded a $510 million contract for the ownership, operation and maintenance of water distribution and wastewater collection systems at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. According to the Defense Department, the company will perform work in Florida and Cal..
Record-Setting Pipeline Equipment Auction Set for September
On September 28 – 29, more than 160 pipelayers, along with massive dozers and support equipment, will be sold by Ritchie Bros. This will be Ritchie Bros.’ largest-ever pipeline equipment auction, with the majority of the inventory coming from Sheehan Pipeline Construction Company, in operation for ..
RS Technik, Source One Environmental Settle Legal Dispute
RS Technik and Source One Environmental have come to a mutual agreement regarding a lawsuit filed by Source 1 Environmental in 2015. According to the terms of the agreement, Source One Environmental will continue offering a “kitted” sectional pipe repair system under the brand PipePatch®. Similarl..
Tarrant Regional Water District Integrated Pipeline Project Earns Envision® Platinum Award
The Integrated Pipeline Project (IPL), a 150-mile long water transmission system being built by two North Texas water suppliers, has received the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure’s (ISI) Envision Platinum Award. The Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) and the City of Dallas we..
The Toro Company Elects Richard M. Olson Chief Executive Officer
The Toro Company’s board of directors has elected Richard M. Olson to the position of president and chief executive officer, effective November 1, 2016. Olson, a 30-year veteran of the company, has served as Toro’s president and chief operating officer since September 2015 and was elected to the com..
Hyundai Names David Vicha District Sales Manager for South Central Region Construction Equipment Dealers
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas has named David Vicha as district sales manager, supporting the company’s authorized dealers throughout Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and parts of Louisiana and Missouri. A graduate of North Dakota State University, with a degree in ..
NASSCO Standard Bearers: Andy Drinkwater
EDITOR’S NOTE: NASSCO just completed its 40th anniversary and continues to set standards for the assessment and rehabilitation of underground infrastructure. As the association continues its phenomenal growth, this series profiles those who have made significant contributions and impacted the cont..
Southern California Water District Finalizes Land Purchase
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Southern California’s largest water supplier has bought sprawling farmland that could be used to help build twin tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The Sacramento Bee reports (http://bit.ly/2a3qYUm) the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California ..
DCA/AGA Workshop Dives Into New Issues, Workforce Development
The Distribution Contractors Association (DCA) and American Gas Association (AGA) recently held the Third Annual DCA/AGA workshop in Chicago. The workshop has grown in interest, attendance and in the range of issues addressed by a host of panels and speakers. These sessions discussed ways to improve..
INGAA Says Aspects Of New Methane Emission Limits Troublesome
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new rule requiring transmission pipelines to plug methane leaks at compressor stations includes some softening of earlier-proposed requirements, but will still impose substantial costs as companies move to repair leaks at new or modified compressors and co..
GTI Celebrates 75th Anniversary
The Gas Technology Institute (GTI) celebrates 75 years as a leading research, development and training organization addressing global energy and environmental challenges by developing technology-based solutions for consumers, industry and government. GTI has provided high-impact technologies and te..
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