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Canada CIPP in Toronto
CIPP’s Versatility on Display in Toronto

The success of any trenchless pipe rehabilitation project demands initiative and cooperation to foresee and resolve chal...

November 23, 2020
Canada
Last Word – Hoping for the Resumption of Normalcy

As I sit in the planning sessions for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Utility Engineering & Surveying...

November 19, 2020
Business Tips marketing-drain-cleaning-company
How to Market Your Drain Cleaning Company

It is easy to get into the drain cleaning business and get in cheap. Keeping it cheap and being profitable is an entirel...

November 9, 2020
Lateral Rehab CIPP training
Lateral Learning

Encountering ‘Hurdles’ in The Field and ‘Why:’ The Pillars of CIPP Training Jim Holcomb, owner o...

October 30, 2020
Pipe Cleaning static-cleaning-nozzle
How to Reduce SSOs Through Aggressive Cleaning

Municipalities nationwide are taking a proactive and preventive approach to sewer maintenance by implementing a standard...

October 29, 2020
Pipe Inspection/Evaluation Illinois lateral inspection
Inspecting Laterals as Part of ‘Investing in Illinois’ Initiative

Ready? Set. Go! The race is on…at least that’s what it feels like for the lateral inspection crews working ...

October 29, 2020
Business Tips drain-cables
How to Choose a Replacement Drain Cable

You’ve been running your favorite trusty drain cleaning machine for years without incident. Sure, you maintain it ...

October 26, 2020
Business Tips wireless-communication
How to Select a Wireless Communication System

Does noise in your work zone make hearing and understanding your coworkers difficult or impossible? You might be unable ...

October 19, 2020
Pipe Cleaning sewer-cleaning-hose
How to Care for and Repair Your High-Pressure Sewer Cleaning...

Today’s sewer cleaning professionals use a wide variety of nozzles and high-pressure hoses to get the job done eff...

October 16, 2020
Pipe Inspection/Evaluation mult-sensor condition inspection tool
Assessing Concrete Pipe to Safely Open a Renovated Fieldhouse

In January 2020, Worthington, Minnesota, was in the midst of renovating an old Campbell Soup cold storage building into ...

October 9, 2020
Condition Assessment Aegion Infrastructure Funding Report 2020
2020 Water, Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Overview

It is often difficult to find a clean, one-stop educational resource for an objective understanding of water funding mec...

October 7, 2020
Canada data graphic
Using Data to Reduce Risk in Trenchless Construction

There is increasing demand worldwide for trenchless construction methods, including HDD, for installation of underground...

October 6, 2020
Condition Assessment Detroit skyline
Detroit Doubles Down on Assessment of Water Infrastructure

Many water utilities across North America are struggling with budgeting and managing the required renewal plans of their...

October 5, 2020
Storm Water/Culverts Reline America
Transitions and Tough Terrain

As part of its culvert inspection and rehabilitation program for storm drain assets, California Department of Transporta...

October 1, 2020
Pipe Relining fiber-reinforced CIPP liner
Improved Wet-Out of Fiber-Reinforced CIPP Liners

The cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) industry will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2021. During that time, the industry has ...

September 30, 2020
Directional Drilling mud recycling in New York
Contractor Puts Creative Mud Recycling Plan into Action on Electrical...

Continuous bore shots of 800 ft in the sandy soils of Long Island, New York, and all the machinery needed to be taken of...

September 29, 2020
Canada inline inspection
Calgary Locates Leaks, Avoids Feedermain Failure with Inline Inspections

To date, the City of Calgary has inspected and developed a condition baseline for nearly 25 per cent of its feedermain n...

September 23, 2020
Canada grout selection
Grout Selection & the Design and Performance of Slip-Liners

The use of slip-liners is now routine to rehabilitate corrugated steel culverts under road and rail embankments that hav...

September 15, 2020
Pipe Bursting pipe bursting vs. open cut
Pipe Bursting vs. Open-Cut Excavation – Comparison When Replacing Water...

As cities begin to embark on large scale water main replacement programs, performing a simple analysis such as the excav...

September 14, 2020
Directional Drilling Ditch Witch hdd rig
Five Tips for HDD Rig Maintenance

What may seem to be tedious, maintenance tasks are important to ensuring the overall success on the jobsite....

September 11, 2020