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Sterling Construction Company Selected as Part of JV on Wastewater Project in California
An affiliate of Sterling Construction Company, Inc., Myers & Sons Construction, was selected as part of a joint venture with Steve P. Rados, Inc. by the City of Modesto, California for the design and construction of a major wastewater recycling system for the Del Puerto Water District. The joint ve..
National Water Company Sponsors Pilot Project with SANIPOR® to Offer Flood Grouting for Lateral/Side Sewer Lines
National Water Company (NWC), has sponsored a pilot project in Seattle with SANIPOR® to offer flood grouting for qualifying lateral or side sewer lines insured by NWC. SANIPOR’s special flood grouting process internally floods an exterior sewer line all at once with two liquid silicate compounds th..
Electro Scan Announces Integration With Innovyze® InfoMaster for Sewer
Electro Scan Inc. has completed data integration between its flagship sewer condition assessment solution and the Innovyze® InfoMaster for Sewer product. Electro Scan’s breakthrough technology evaluates 360-degrees of a pipe wall to accurately locate and measure defects in gallons per minute (GPM) ..
Florida Governor Orders DEP Investigation of St. Pete Sewer Crisis
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Rick Scott has ordered the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to investigate a sewage spill in St. Petersburg. Heavy rain during Hurricane Hermine overloaded the city’s sewer systems, sending millions of gallons of sewage to flow into streets and waterwa..
Kentucky PSC Denies Request to Abandon 3 Sewer Systems
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has denied a request by Ridgelea Investments to abandon three unprofitable sewer systems in Franklin County while retaining a profitable system in Grant County. In an order issued today, the PSC said that Kentucky law does not permit such partial abandon..
Survey Seeks Info On Global Sewer Cleaning, Maintenance
A unique only survey regarding global sewer cleaning and maintenance is be conducted by Dr Jey K. Jeyapalan, a veteran engineer and researcher in underground asset management and water infrastructure. After correlating the results, Jeyapalan plans to write a white paper on the status of sewer clean..
Iran Trenchless Technology Conference Coming in December
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Hudco Pneumatic Piercing Tools
Hudco Pneumatic Piercing Tools have been providing horizontal bores under driveways, streets and landscaping for all of that time. They have exceptional power to penetrate tough soils and move quickly. Contractors who install cable, pipe, and wire underground use Hudco piercing tools because of thei..
UCTA Gulf Coast Debuts “Innovative Technology Transfer”
As a change-up to its usual lunch-and-speaker format, the Underground Technology Association (UCTA) Gulf Coast chapter hosted an Innovative Technology Transfer event on Aug. 3. Eleven vendors exhibited and presented the latest construction, restoration and rehabilitation products and services. Disp..
Trenchless Technology Center to Present Mini-Seminars
The Trenchless Technology Center at Louisiana Tech University has launched a series of special educational programs aimed at providing detailed information about modern trenchless construction, rehabilitation and asset management. The TTC Min-Seminars are offered each fall quarter at the university..
Life Cycle Cost Assessment Tool Developed For Utility Decision Makers
University of Michigan researchers have developed a life cycle cost assessment (LCCA) tool for use by utility decision makers to evaluate both economic and environmental impacts on water pipelines throughout their service lives. The tool allows for different pipe sizes, flows and locations, providin..
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..
Heavy Rain Overwhelms Sewer Systems in Northern Iowa Town
WESLEY, Iowa (AP) — The mayor of Wesley says the town has stopped pumping untreated wastewater into the system that drains into a creek and eventually into the Boone River in northern Iowa. Mayor Duane Larson said Thursday the nearly 5 inches of rain that fell in his part of Kossuth County on Tuesd..
USDA Puts $27 Million Toward Sewer and Water Projects in Alaska's Villages
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s rural communities are set to receive $27 million in federal funds to help improve sanitation. KTUU-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2bYtYSX ) that the funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development program announced Tuesday will support water, sewer and..
EPA Issues Order to New York City Requiring City-Wide Plan for Addressing Sewer Backups into Buildings
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Administrative Order to New York City requiring it to develop a plan to address continued sewer backups into residents’ basements and other public and private property. The order gives the city 120 days to submit a plan to EPA for approval to wo..
Xylem's UV Disinfection Technology Approved in California
Xylem’s Wedeco LBX 850e and LBX 1500e ultraviolet (UV) disinfection systems have received acceptance from the California State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Drinking Water*. These closed-vessel UV systems are now validated and approved for unrestricted reuse applications to meet the st..
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..
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..
WaterTAP Announces Better Best Practices Initiative
The Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP) has launched its Better Best Practices Initiative. Better Best Practices is a series of collaborative projects that seek to continuously improve water management and leadership in Ontario by addressing challenges that can represent barriers to th..
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)..
Stormwater Drainage Ditch Becomes Wide Pedestrian Walkway
Daytona Raising Project Creates Speedway For Attendees As the Daytona Speedway continues its $400 million construction project, one key part was the improvement to nearby roads that would enable the smooth flow of some 100,000 spectators before and after a race or event. Existing stormwater ditches..
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..
Municipal Water Infrastructure CAPEX To Exceed $532 Billion By 2025
According to Bluefield Research, capital expenditures (CAPEX) for U.S. municipal water and wastewater utilities are expected to exceed $532 billion between 2016 and 2025, almost 28 percent more than CAPEX during the last 10 years. A significant decrease in federal funding for water utilities — $4.3..
Agreement Reached To Create More Green Infrastructure In San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Baykeeper and the city of San José announced a legal agreement to make the Bay Area’s largest city a greener one. As part of the agreement, San José has committed to make significant future environmental investments by implementing more stormwater capture projects, or “green infrastruc..
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 ..
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..
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 ..
New Water Research Foundation Reports Showcase Utility Innovations in Water Conservation and Energy Recovery
The Water Research Foundation (WRF), a leading sponsor of research supporting the water community, has published two projects on innovative methods to pursue water conservation and energy recovery. The water conservation technology project (#4227) explored the use of “smart” irrigation controllers t..
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 ..
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- New Portable Welding System From Miller