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Tech Forum
Maintenance Tips for Your Locators

Electromagnetic locator equipment is the primary tool utilities and contractors use to locate buried...

May 18, 2018
Directional Drilling Banner University Medical Ccenter ISCO
HDD an Integral Part of Banner University Medical Center Upgrades

When Banner Health acquired the University of Arizona Health Network to form Banner University Medic...

May 8, 2018
Canada HammerHead Trenchless Kingston Onatrio
Going with the Flow: Kingston Replaced Major Corridor’s Watermain Without...

Princess Street in Kingston, Ontario, has been one its busiest streets for over 200 years. It was pa...

May 7, 2018
Directional Drilling Thread compound
HDD Tech Talk: The Importance of Thread Compound

The horizontal directional drilling (HDD) industry has investigated and found out that many equipmen...

May 4, 2018
Canada
Last Word: Canada Is a World Leader in Structural Lining...

For the past 20 years, I have been lucky enough to participate actively in the development and comme...

May 2, 2018
Features siphon 6
Bridges to Bypass in Alabama

It goes without saying, some bypass projects are more challenging than others. Sunbelt Rentals perfo...

April 27, 2018
Features Lateral Mapping
Product Profile: Lateral Mapping

Tracking the Laterals Gives You a Better Picture of What Is Underground As technology improves so do...

April 26, 2018
Canada
Up to the Task: Andrews.engineer Empowers the Industry Via New...

Largely recognized as a leader and mentor in sewer asset management, andrews.engineer (A.E) is activ...

April 25, 2018
Features cladliner
A Hole in One Rehab Project in Connecticut

Cutting up the greens of a golf course to replace a deteriorating septic tank is hardly an ideal sit...

April 24, 2018
Directional Drilling
Improving the Efficiency of Drilling Fluid Preparation with Vortex Layer...

Drilling fluid is an important part of oil and gas extraction. The fluid performs several function, ...

April 23, 2018
Canada calgary leak fix
Clearing Up a Clarifier’s Leak in Calgary

Custom CIPP Solution Needed During Fish Creek Project After draining the water down in a wastewater ...

April 19, 2018
Last Word
Last Word: Consolidation & Privatization Would Help Communities Finally Resolve...

Over the last 40 years serving in top-level management for water/wastewater public utilities, I&rsqu...

April 18, 2018
Pipe Relining mandarin wrf
JEA Turns to Spray-on Coating to Rehabilitate Headworks Influent Channels

The Jacksonville (Florida) Electric Authority (JEA) is no stranger to undertaking large scale rehabi...

April 17, 2018
United States Bulldog Diving Co. Setup
NASSCO Report: Man-Entry Pipe Inspection of 120-in. Sewer with a...

CDM Smith has been working with the City of Columbus, Ohio, over the past year to inspect and assess...

March 26, 2018
Pipe Relining shreveport sewer rehab
City of Shreveport, Louisiana Takes on $500 Million Sewer Rehab...

The City of Shreveport, Louisiana, is a relatively small community with a population of around 195,0...

March 20, 2018
Canada Direct Horizontal Wirless Product
Product Profile: Direct Horizontal Develops Wireless HDD Tool

Direct Horizontal Drilling, of Alberta, Canada, was looking for a way to extend its reach at crossin...

March 19, 2018
Rehabilitation force main rehab
Riverside Rehab: Emergency Force Main Rehabilitation Deters Potential Overflow of...

When an aging force main threatened to wreak havoc on the busy community of Riverside, California, C...

March 16, 2018
Pipe Bursting gas line
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania Uses Pipe Slitting

One of seven energy-distribution companies of NiSource Inc., with roots tracing back more than 125 y...

March 15, 2018
Condition Assessment pressure cap
Identifying the Difficulties in Locating Leaks in Non-Metallic Watermains

How do we define a leak?   Merriam-Webster’s (MW) definition of “LEAK” is 1 a...

March 14, 2018
Directional Drilling Calumet City Plumbing
HDD Contractor Profile: Calumet City Plumbing

Calumet City Plumbing, Calumet City, Illinois, began as a small, family-owned business. According to...

March 12, 2018