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Directional Drilling drill pipe
Don’t be Afraid to Ask Questions – Important Things to...

It is important to ask the right questions when selecting drill pipe for your HDD project....

April 10, 2024
Pipe Inspection/Evaluation RedZone Robotics Solo
Florida County Reaps Benefits from Sewer Inspection Technology

Using the inspect-to-clean approach, approximately 275,000 lf of pipe was identified as needing to be cleaned....

April 2, 2024
Manhole Rehab manhole rehab in New Jersey
Enhancing Infrastructure Resilience – Combating Corrosion in Manholes

The successful completion of the municipal manhole rehabilitation project signifies a significant milestone ....

April 1, 2024
Last Word UESI Pipelines 2023 Steve Kramer
Last Word – Get Involved, Stay Involved in Our Industry

The reasons to become involved may vary between individuals but always tie back to helping and supporting the industry....

March 29, 2024
Auger Boring advancing the casing
New Technology Employed in Fraser, Colorado

This trenchless story required convincing an owner, engineer and the Union Pacific Railroad to allow the use of a previo...

March 28, 2024
Manhole Rehab Flexliner full liner
Manhole Rehab in Fort Erie, Ontario

Manhole rehabilitation done by digging and replacing an entire structure, is an outdated and expensive process of the pa...

March 26, 2024
Pipe Relining View of an access point
NASA Turns to Trenchless to Restore Cooling Tower Pipelines

Addressing our aging infrastructure alone is a challenging feat in and of itself but when it comes to larger diameter pi...

March 25, 2024
Directional Drilling linear motion shaker
From the Pit and Beyond: A Breakdown of Your Mud...

Today’s mud recycling systems, whether referred to as mud reclaimers, recyclers or cleaning systems, represent a signi...

March 22, 2024
Associations typical French drain
NASSCO Report – Introducing Perforated Pipe to NASSCO’s PACP Version...

As part of NASSCO’s updated PACP Version 8.0, NASSCO set forward efforts to introduce perforated pipe to the standard....

March 21, 2024
Canada utility locating
With the Right Tools, SUE is Change Order and Risk...

A truly diverse SUE firm should hold all disciplines involved in the process: accurate record collection, designating, l...

March 20, 2024
Condition Assessment SL-RAT collecting data
What 400 Million Ft of Sewer Data Tells Us About...

As collection system maintenance strategies have evolved over the last 50 years, so must the methods, processes, and tec...

March 19, 2024
Pipe Relining CIPP solution in Wisconsin
New Berlin, Wisconsin Uses CIPP to Repair an Aging Water...

New Berlin, Wisconsin leaders turned to trenchless cured-in-place pipe lining to repair an aging water main...

March 14, 2024
Small Diameter Trenchless Adam Hoffman Zippity Split
The Importance of Cameras in Small Diameter Work

With small diameter work, having that camera in place at every step of the process is vital....

March 13, 2024
Canada Figure 1. Preparing test samples of metal pipe with cured in place pressure pipe liner (Adebola, 2021).
Queen’s University CIPP Testing Research Update

Research at Queen’s University is using experiments and analysis to understand the strain and stress demands of pressu...

March 11, 2024
Canada UESI Canada
UESI Canada Update – Unifying and Representing Canadian Utility Engineering...

UESI Canada East and West chapters and its board members are looking for volunteers, participants and advocates in the C...

March 5, 2024
Horizontal Directional Drilling Kondex 1200x600 AD
Go Longer with Kondex Drill Defender

Kondex Drill Defender HDD components are delivering longer life and usage to utility contractors throughout the U.S. and...

March 1, 2024
Pipe Bursting pipe bursting
How to Deal with Challenges when Pipe Bursting Goes Wrong

There is a pattern as to what might stop a pipe bursting job literally in its tracks, and that is the unknowns....

March 1, 2024
Pumps United Rentals
How to Mitigate Risk in Your Sewer Bypass Design

Designing a successful sewer bypass is a complex undertaking, one that requires myriad calculations and strategic proble...

March 1, 2024
Condition Assessment Pure PipeDiver, image courtesy CDM Smith, Inc
How to Assess a Potable Water System

The successful assessment of a potable water system is best achieved by breaking the system down into project size areas...

February 29, 2024
Business Tips construction team
How to Craft Your Construction Company’s Succession Plan

These five steps are your ticket to building a solid foundation for tomorrow....

February 28, 2024