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Pipe Relining water install with The Shooter
How to Water Install with the Shooter

When confronted with high infiltration risking a successful air inversion, try a water install. Use ...

February 14, 2023
Sponsored Content On Point HDD
How to Stay Downhole Longer & Punch Out Faster

Using EM Telemetry “Wireless Wireline” to boost directional drilling project efficiency ...

February 14, 2023
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Long term strategy to eliminate leaks and minimize emissions

Having worked in the natural gas industry for over five decades, I have never been more certain of t...

February 14, 2023
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How to “Track-On-The-Fly” HDD Pilots

Today, more than ever, production and accuracy in HDD fiber installation is essential. As equipment ...

February 14, 2023
25 Years of Trenchless Technology Magazine cracked road above hdd site
How to Utilize Annular Fluid Pressure Data

The combo image with a circle around the non-battery side that highlights the drilling fluid ports i...

February 14, 2023
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How to Gain Efficiency, Extend Drill-Pipe Life With Proper Drilling...

The ROI of a horizontal directional drilling (HDD) project hinges on remaining efficient while getti...

February 14, 2023
Last Word crystal ball
Last Word – 2023 Crystal Ball…Opportunity Abounds for Underground Utility...

Bridgers As 2022 came to a close, everyone wanted insight into what 2023 might hold. In a word: Oppo...

February 14, 2023
Sponsored Content TRUVAC Paradigm Chicago
How to Safely Excavate in Urban Settings

Safe excavation in urban settings is crucial for protecting workers, the public, surrounding structu...

February 14, 2023
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Corrosion Protection & Rehabilitation

Sauereisen is a 123+ year old Pittsburgh based manufacturer of specialty materials utilized in a var...

February 14, 2023
Sponsored Content Maxliner
How to Control Resin Slugs and Wash When Lining Over...

Your liner is done. Installation and curing went off without a hitch. The only thing standing betwee...

February 13, 2023
Directional Drilling Kerrington Plumbing
Pit-Launched HDD Proved to be the Right Fit for Water...

In order to limit disruption, overcome tight working conditions and facilitate difficult service lin...

February 9, 2023
Tech Forum
Tech Forum: Compact Construction Equipment Takes the Electric Lead

When it comes to alternative-powered construction equipment, there’s little doubt that electri...

February 8, 2023
Pipe Inspection/Evaluation ROV in Toronto
How the City of Toronto Saved Thousands on Pipe Inspections

Pipe crawlers or push cameras have long been seen as a staple in sewer and stormwater pipe inspectio...

February 7, 2023
Sewer Redzone Robotics Profiler 3D image
Advancements in Multi-Sensor Inspection Technologies for Large Diameter Sewers

Imagine a large, metropolitan, North American city initiating or updating its master plan to study i...

February 6, 2023
Condition Assessment NASSCO quality control guidelines
NASSCO Report – NASSCO’s PACP Quality Control Guidelines Used in...

NASSCO’s PACP has largely been adopted as a North American standard for the internal condition...

February 3, 2023
Directional Drilling HDD guidance
Expert HDD Navigation in Extremely Energized Ground

Utilizing HDD guidance and expert resources on difficult jobsites A long-distance horizontal directi...

February 1, 2023
Vacuum Excavation Super Products Mud Dog 700 vacuum excavator
Best Practices for Safely Exposing Utilities with Vacuum Excavation

There are more than 100 billion ft of underground utilities located in North America. In the United ...

January 30, 2023
Sewer GPRS video inspection services
Underground Insight – Sewer Inspection Case Study at Discount Drug...

At first glance, the VPI (Video Pipe Inspection) Division at Ground Penetrating Radar Systems (GPRS)...

January 27, 2023
Directional Drilling pit launch HDD drill
Drilling in a Tight Area? Consider Using a Pit Launch...

Attempting to install sewer laterals, deep water lines or gas lines in urban areas may not be possib...

January 26, 2023
Features KEG chain cutter nozzle
Limiting SSOs with Superior Sewer Maintenance Tools and Techniques

Municipalities can cost effectively reduce sanitary sewer overflows to virtually zero with best-in-c...

January 24, 2023