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Last Word WEF Stormwater Institute
MS4 Survey Reveals Stormwater Program Gaps and Opportunities

Stormwater is the only growing source of water pollution in many waterways across the United States. With urban populati...

October 4, 2019
Rehabilitation Peachtree Creek trunk sewer project
Atlanta’s Large Sewer Problem

Peachtree Creek Trunk Sewer Stabilization Project is the Largest Spiral Wound Pipe Rehab Project in the United States Th...

October 2, 2019
Rehabilitation epoxy lining stormwater outfall
Corroded and Leaking Stormwater Outfall, in an Exclusive Florida Community,...

A 350-ft, 52-in. x 90-in., stormwater outfall pipe, serving an exclusive residential community in Palm Beach, Florida, h...

October 1, 2019
Directional Drilling Subsite TK Recon Repeater
How Extending Your Tracker’s Range Can Cut Your Time On...

Like any good businessman, Michael Melson knows time is money. The more productive his crew can be on a jobsite, the mor...

October 1, 2019
Directional Drilling Vermeer
Hard at Work with Hard Rock Directional Drilling

In addition to growing the size of the team, Hard Rock Directional Drilling has also expanded its number of locations th...

September 25, 2019
Rehabilitation pipebursting in Texas
Getting their Feet Wet: Mesquite, Texas, Gives Pipe Bursting and...

April showers dropped nearly 7 in. of rain over the Dallas-Ft Worth area in 2019. The torrents came just as Douglas Dail...

September 23, 2019
New Installation Anacost River Tunnel
First Section of Anacostia River Tunnel Opens, Fulfills Promise of...

Although the rivers and creeks that meander through Washington, D.C., are often noted for their historical significance,...

September 20, 2019
Canada 22-in. Pipeline Using EM Technology
Unravelling the Secrets of a 22-in. Pipeline Using EM Technology

“A 22-in. diameter pipe? – that must be a mistake!” – was my initial reaction when reading the e...

September 18, 2019
Directional Drilling Rock tooling can be especially challenging
Considering Buying Used HDD Tooling? Here’s What You Need to...

As HDD professionals, we like taking money to the bottom line, not throwing it downhole. We are always looking for ways ...

September 17, 2019
Canada utility locating in Canada
Utility Locates and Locating During Mega Project Planning

Working smarter with SUE data to provide work plans and a common utility base map during projects Over the past 10 years...

September 16, 2019
United States Memphis Tennessee skyline
City of Memphis Makes Sweet Music in Manhole Rehabilitation With...

Steve Lindsey of Jacobs Engineering Group has been working since the mid-1980s with the City of Memphis, Tennessee, to r...

September 13, 2019
Directional Drilling force main installation
Threading the Needle in Victoria, British Columbia

A sewer force main was successfully installed under Victoria Harbor including a pipe pullback through a quiet residentia...

September 10, 2019
Rehabilitation deteriorated manhole
Four Steps to Streamlined Manhole Rehabilitations

How to Efficiently Contain Manhole Leaks and Reinforce Structural Integrity Within our many aging sewer collection syste...

September 6, 2019
Tech Forum American ductile iron pipe
Tech Forum: Protecting Ductile Iron Pipe

Like hand-in-glove, zinc coating and V-Bio enhanced polyethylene encasement protect ductile iron pipe against the most a...

September 5, 2019
Pipe Relining
San Francisco Embarks on Stormwater Rehab Project

Spray-on Epoxy Provides Solution for Aging Cast-Iron Pipe Underneath Pier 33 and 35 in the historic Embarcadero Waterfro...

September 4, 2019
Canada installing pipe using HDD
Meet the Experts: Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)

In the civil engineering world, finding safer and faster methods to complete projects with minimum impact on the environ...

September 3, 2019
Canada CIPP liner test facility
Advancing CIPP Pressure Liner Design

In the Spring of 2002, the City of Toronto installed 1,000 metres of Sanexen’s Aqua-Pipe liner as part of a pilot ...

August 29, 2019
Last Word Suicide Prevention Poster
Last Word: Suicide Prevention in Construction: The Next Dimension of...

Over the past 25 years, a focus on improved safety practices and attention to training and prevention have reduced the r...

August 28, 2019
Features ICUEE 2018 outdoor exhibits
ICUEE 2019: Bring Your Questions, Leave with Answers

The International Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition, also known as the Demo Expo will happen Oct. 1-3, in ...

August 26, 2019
Condition Assessment burst pipe
GASB 34 Reporting of the Value of Buried Infrastructure

Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Assess and Monetize the Condition of Water Mains Asset Management ...

August 7, 2019