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Avon Lake Regional Water Applies Unique Lateral Loan Program to...

“Honey, why is the cat wet?” That is not a phrase people want to hear because most cats do not willingly get...

August 7, 2018
Archives bernie at miller pipeline
From the Publisher: My Alaska Adventure

As I hope you read in our June issue, my wife Phyllis and I were on an amazing motorhome trip with the destination being...

July 31, 2018
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The Delta Directional Formula for Success in the Fiber Market

There aren’t many people who can say they’ve helped pioneer horizontal directional drilling, but Billy Cleve...

July 31, 2018
Last Word Tuberculation
Last Word: The Water Main Report Card

Most water professionals are well aware that in 2009, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) issued its Infrastr...

July 30, 2018
Applications Portable UtilityScan
New Utility Scanning Technology Uses Sensor Fusion to Integrate GPR...

New utility scanning technology  is now available that adds to the professional utility contractor’s toolbox....

July 24, 2018
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Five Keys to Fluid Savings & Optimization

In 2017, MetaFLO’s patented technology was put to work again on a large pipeline construction project in southern ...

July 24, 2018
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How Location Data Minimizes Excavation Damage

Underground excavation in construction can be risky. Generating and sharing accurate location data can reduce these risk...

July 18, 2018
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Using an Electronic Locator in Piercing Tool Installations

The use of earth-piercing tools to install underground gas, water, cable, irrigation, fiber or electrical lines under ya...

July 17, 2018
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Bridge Street Bypass in Virginia Solves Potential Sewage Contamination

A Virginia city found itself with an issue. An old, worn-out bridge was badly in need of replacement, but tearing it dow...

July 11, 2018
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Going Under Water: Engineering Challenges Associated with Waterbody Crossings

Trenchless crossings inherently present a greater number of risks and installation challenges than traditional open-cut ...

July 10, 2018
Pipe Bursting Tuberculation
Pipe Bursting for Water Line Replacement

Much of our nation’s underground infrastructure is reaching or functioning beyond expected lifespans.   This ...

June 20, 2018
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Auger Boring Market Remains Strong, Continues to Evolve

Despite Being One of the Oldest Trenchless Technologies, the Auger Boring Market Remains Strong and Continues to Evolve ...

June 19, 2018
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Innovations in Mapping Underground Infrastructure on Light Rail Transit Projects

Managing utility relocations typically presents one of the largest risks associated with delivering major capital infras...

June 14, 2018
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No Bogies Here: Pipe Cleaning Project Takes Crew Across Texas...

Halff Associates contacted Nezat Training and Consulting Inc. regarding a sewer rehab project....

June 13, 2018
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CUIRE Research Update on Spray-Applied Pipe Linings as a Structural...

Since last December, a group of researchers from the Center for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education (CUIRE...

June 7, 2018
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Staying on Target on New Mexico Auger Boring Project

In Lordsburg, New Mexico, the utility division of Morrow Enterprises Inc. is in the middle of a sewer line relocation pr...

June 5, 2018
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Applying High-Resolution Technologies to Bar-Wrapped Pipe

Nestled through the hillsides and ranchland outside of San Diego, California, Helix Water District’s Aqueduct Two ...

June 4, 2018
Horizontal Directional Drilling
Shopping for Used HDD Tooling? Here Are Some Tips to...

New HDD tooling can get expensive. For this reason, many will search to find used tooling that will work for their drill...

June 1, 2018
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Mechanical Joint Sealing System Provides Solution to Long Standing Issues...

A City in the Midwestern Corn Belt installed a new 84-in. Reinforced Concrete Pipe (RCP) storm sewer collection system i...

May 31, 2018
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Small but Mighty: Midwest Mole Installs 520-ft Sanitary Sewer Line...

In scenic Bloomington, Indiana, contractor Midwest Mole put its 36-in. Robbins Small Boring Unit (SBU) to work. The mach...

May 30, 2018