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2014 Trenchless Technology Person of the Year: Gerry Muenchmeyer

Gerhard “Gerry” Muenchmeyer says he has spent his entire professional career in the sewer. And he wouldn’t have it...

March 18, 2014
News
AWWA Selects Koontz as President-Elect

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) board of directors elected Gene Koontz, of Lemoyne, Penn., as the associatio...

March 18, 2014
News
WEF Announces New Executive Director

The Water Environment Federation (WEF), a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with 36,000 members repr...

March 18, 2014
Archives
Bursting Under Buildings

Careful planning and execution are a must, and choosing the right trenchless approach is of the utmost importance.Recent...

March 18, 2014
Archives
First Pipeline Installation in Canada Using Direct Pipe

Michels Canada Co. installed 342 m (1,122 ft) of 42-in. oil pipeline under the Beaver River about 20 km (12.4 miles) nor...

March 18, 2014
Canada
Loiacono Retires From Sanexen

After more than eight years as director of business development for Aqua-Pipe, Joseph Loiacono retired at the end of Dec...

March 18, 2014
Archives
Manhole Control

For many municipalities, manhole rehabilitation often takes a back seat to sewer mainline rehabilitation. For Fayettevil...

March 18, 2014
Archives
A Unique Solution to CIPP Lining of Large Freeway Culverts

As the United States grapples with one of the worst winters on record, extremely low temperatures and Polar Vortex activ...

March 18, 2014
News
Insituform Technologies LLC Awarded $10 Million Contract From the City...

Insituform Technologies LLC has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $10 million from the City of Baltimore....

March 17, 2014
News
Ditch Witch Partners with AEM on Vacuum Excavation Safety Video

The Ditch Witch organization has partnered with AEM to develop a vacuum excavation safety video....

March 13, 2014
News
Hybrid TBM takes on Australian Decline Tunnel

On Dec. 20, 2013, an 8.0-m (26.2-ft) diameter Robbins Hybrid Single Shield/EPB TBM was launched to bore the Grosvenor De...

March 5, 2014
News
Super Products to Become Part of Alamo Group

Alamo Group Inc. (NYSE: ALG) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the operating units of Specializ...

February 26, 2014
Canada
Exports of U.S.-Made Construction Equipment Decline 25 Percent in 2013

Exports of U.S.-made construction equipment dropped 25 percent in 2013, compared to the previous year, for a total $20 b...

February 26, 2014
News
RJN Group to Prepare SRRR Plans for Baltimore County

RJN Group Inc. has begun work on preparing four Sewershed Repair, Replacement and Rehabilitation Plans for Baltimore Cou...

February 20, 2014
News
Schwalm Robots Now Compatible with CCTV Inspection Camera Systems

LMK Technologies has announced that the self-driven Schwalm Robotic pipe renovation system is now compatible with Sewer...

February 19, 2014
Directional Drilling
Refurbishing and Strengthening an Aging Rail Culvert with UV Lining

The latest name in UV-cured CIPP pipe lining is iLine (part of the i-Group of companies), which offers a management and...

February 19, 2014
Pipe Cleaning
Reamer Tooling Proves to be Key to Project Success

Technology is a wonderful thing and when that technology can improve productivity at a decreased cost it is all the bett...

February 18, 2014
Archives
Cities Save Money with System-Wide Approach to Asset Management

Collection system owner-operators have long been hampered by a challenging information deficit. Critical tasks such as r...

February 18, 2014
Archives
Getting Down and Dirty

When a pipe needs to be inspected, there is no shortage of options for choosing the proper camera, software and other te...

February 18, 2014
News
2014 No-Dig Show

The NASTT No-Dig Show is heading south in 2014, setting up its annual trenchless pilgrimage in Orlando, Fla. For the fir...

February 18, 2014