Oil/Gas Pipelines Rehabilitation
Jacobs Secures Contract Renewal from City of Chattanooga
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc’s. program management services contract was renewed for a fifth year in support of the City of Chattanooga’s Waste Resource Division Wet Weather EPA Consent Decree Program for improvements to its wastewater system. Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs is providing pr..
2015 Large HDD Rig Census
When horizontal directional drilling (HDD) professionals discuss the size of an HDD rig, they typically refer to the maximum pullback force the unit can develop. The most common industry standard for a large directional drilling unit is defined as having a minimum of 100,000 pounds of pullback force..
Hobas Pipe Used To Rehabilitate Niagara Falls Sewer
In providing water and sewer services to 50,000 people through more than 16,000 residential, business and industrial accounts within Niagara Falls, NY, and adjoining areas, the Niagara Falls Water Board (NFWB) continually invests in infrastructure to maintain facilities while economically providing ..
Geotechnics For Trenchless Short Course
Planning is being finalized on a Geotechnics for Trenchless Construction short course co-sponsored by the Colorado School of Mines Center for Underground Construction and Louisiana Tech’s Trenchless Technology Center. The three-day session will be held Nov. 1-3 at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM)..
Trenchless Point Repair Fixes Sewer Pipe With Structural Defects
Infrastructure Repair Systems Inc. provides a wide variety of trenchless point repair products to fix sewer pipes that have structural defects. At the top of the line is the Super HD Liner. Designed and engineered to stop I & I, this liner has a thickness that is required for extreme depths and exc..
Gear up for Annual Fall Grout Boot Camp
The tradition continues as Aries, Avanti and Logiball join forces to produce the Annual Fall Group Boot Camp in Lithia Springs, GA, Sept. 14-15. Designed to enhance understanding of how and why injection grouting stops water infiltration in collection systems, the two-day boot camp caters to those ..
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..
p-CAT Quickly Tests Thousands Of Feet Of Pipe To Identify Hot Spots
Hydromax USA and Detection Services have come together to deliver p-CAT, a low-cost, non-invasive, non-destructive, reliable and safe solution for pipe condition assessment, while the system is in operation. Often described as a pipe screening tool, p-CAT can quickly test thousands of feet of pipe ..
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..
Rehabilitation Technology Business News
Rehabilitation Technology Business News, July 2016 Aegion Wins $8 Million Contract Aegion Corp. has been awarded an $8 million contract from the city of Montgomery, AL, for its Infrastructure Solutions platform. This project is the second and final phase of a wastewater pipeline rehabilitation pro..
LMK Technologies Executive Named To MSTT Board of Directors
Rick Gage, vice president of sales at LMK Technologies, has been named to the board of directors for the Midwest Society for Trenchless Technology (MSTT). The non-profit organization was established in 1998, as a regional chapter of the North American Society for Trenchless Technology, to promote tr..
Aegion Awarded $12.4 Million Contract from Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Aegion Corporation has been awarded a $12.4 million contract by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to its Infrastructure Solutions platform for the rehabilitation of wastewater pipelines in the Village of Tinley Park, the Village of Oak Forest, Cook County Forest Reserve ..
Innovative Design Leads To Trenchless Solutions
An “Impossible” Project Completed On-Budget, Ahead Of Schedule Many sewer line replacement and rehabilitation projects could be classified “routine” because they are relatively straightforward with few complications. Even so, no two projects are exactly alike, and most have challenges and issues t..
Michigan Infrastructure Commission Wants Public Input Through Website
LANSING, MICH. (AP) – A state commission responsible for identifying ways to update Michigan’s infrastructure has created a website to receive public input. The 21st Century Infrastructure Commission’s website is www.miinfrastructurecommission.com. It allows residents to participate in online discu..
SAK Construction Begins Multiple Baltimore/D.C. Projects
SAK Construction (SAK), a national pipeline rehabilitation and tunneling services contractor, is beginning work on $21.7 million of contracts won throughout the Baltimore, MD, and Washington DC regions. SAK is repairing the sewer and pipeline infrastructure in these metropolitan areas by utilizing s..
The Perma-Liner Sectional Lining System
The Perma-Liner Sectional Lining System is designed for 6- to 60-inch diameter pipelines. The materials are pulled into place through existing manholes and are ambient cured in three hours or heat cured in as little as 1 ½ hours. Installations average 1-5 installations per day. The Perma-Liner Secti..
Interceptor Condition Assessment Program Spurs Environmental, Economic Benefits
The Fort Worth (Texas) Water Department earned a 2016 Texas Environmental Excellence Award – the highest environmental honor in the state – in the category of Innovative Operations/Management for its Interceptor Condition Assessment Program (ICAP), This new technology allows for more effective inspe..
Tech Tips: PACP CONDITION GRADES AND THEIR PROPER APPLICATION
By NASSCO Members Marilyn Shepard, NASSCO Master Trainer, International Training & Rehab Technologies Laurie Perkins, NASSCO Trainer, Senior Associate, Wright-Pierce When NASSCO’s Pipeline Assessment and Certification Program (PACP®) was developed with the Water Resource Centre (WRc) in Swindon,..
Granite Construction Subsidiary Awarded $119 Million in Sewer Renewal Contracts in Chicago
A subsidiary of Granite Construction Incorporated, Kenny Construction Company, has been awarded four sewer renewal contracts by the City of Chicago. The four contracts, totaling approximately $119 million, will be booked into backlog as individual task orders are issued. The contracts are part of a..
Repairs to Pipeline that Waters Largest Navajo Farm Finished
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) – Repairs to a pipeline that supplies water to the largest farm on the Navajo Nation are finished. The Farmington Daily Times reports that testing will begin this weekend on the fixed pipe, which supplies water to 72,000 acres of farmland in northwestern New Mexico. A decades..
Flint Tests System to Boost Chlorine in Drinking Water
Flint, Mich. (AP) — A utility official in Flint, Michigan, says the test of the temporary pumping system that will increase chlorine levels in the city’s drinking water went well. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had recommended that Flint install a system by Friday. Utilities chief JoLisa ..
US Pipelining Awarded Contract for Major Military Pipe Lining Rehabilitation Project
US Pipelining, LLC, has been awarded a major military project which includes the cured in place pipe lining and rehabilitation of nearly one thousand linear feet of ten foot diameter storm water piping located beneath the airfield apron of McGuire Air Force Base located in Burlington County, NJ. ..
DeKalb County Issues Contracts For Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation
The Department of Watershed Management (DWM) in DeKalb County, GA, will issue up to four design-build contracts, by late summer 2016. Each contract holds an approximate value of $50 million and will be used for rehabilitation and improvements of sanitary sewers throughout the county’s system to redu..
Sauereisen Offers Corrosion-Resistant Materials For New and Rehabilitation Applications
Sauereisen has developed a series of materials & systems for municipal wastewater that are utilized for the protection and restoration of concrete, brick and other substrates. The company’s solutions to microbiologically induced corrosion (MIC) and inflow and infiltration (I&I) have a successful, we..
NASSCO Standard Bearers: Ray Bahr, Jr.
I was born in Hamden, CT, and studied mechanical engineering at the University of Connecticut. In 1951, I joined the Air Force where I attended pilot training school. After serving three years as an Air Force pilot, I left the military and returned to Connecticut to work for my father, Ray Bahr, Sr...
CentriPipe CCCP System for Renewal of Culverts and Sanitary Sewer Pipe
AP/M’s CentriPipe CCCP system, centrifugally cast concrete pipe system for the structural renewal of culverts and sanitary sewer pipe — without backhoes, repaving, traffic detours, flooding or hazardous construction. Corrugated metal, with its propensity to rust and buckle, was not meant to last for..
SpectraShield’s Polymeric Lining System Protects Manholes and Wastewater Structures
SpectraShield is a unique, multi-layered, polymeric lining system created specifically to protect both new and existing manholes, plus large wastewater structures like lift stations, wet wells and other treatment facilities from infiltration and corrosion. Unlike other products that are hard and rig..
MPC ToughTube CIPP Lining system Restores Structural Integrity
MPC ToughTube® CIPP Lining system offers a quick, cost effective and non-destructive way to rehabilitate deteriorating pipelines without the need for excavation. CIPP lining systems are the most widely used and accepted process for restoring structural integrity, reducing inflow and infiltration, a..
Pipe-Seal-End and RedEx Internal Pipe Seals Protect Relining Investments
The Pipe-Seal-End and RedEx internal pipe seals from Pipe RoboTec USA protect relining investments, no matter the size of the pipe. Both products come with the Pipe RoboTec USA Internal Seal Advantage which includes a mechanical system designed to eliminate infiltration between the liner and host p..
RS BlueLine Glass Reinforced CIPP Liner Improves Water Quality While Renewing Integrity of Aging Pipe
RS BlueLine is a glass reinforced CIPP liner made with Dow technology. This high performance designed solution stops water loss, improves hydraulics and water quality while renewing the structural integrity of aging pipe. Certified to NSF 61, RS BlueLine provides a trenchless solution for water main..
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