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Canada Tunnelling Through a Subterranean Valley
Tunnelling Through an Undocumented Subterranean Valley

The West Trunk sewer twinning project consists of approximately 9.34 km of ∅3.023 m rock tunnel located up to 52 m...

November 14, 2017
Pipe Relining UV-CIPP
Another Department of Transportation Sees the Light

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) certainly cannot consider a department-wide procedural change to...

November 8, 2017
Features Rebecca Trunk Wastewater Main
From the Publisher: Sensational Trenchless Projects of the Year

Traditionally, we present the Projects of the Year in our October issue — so here we are once again! Perhaps, you ...

November 8, 2017
Canada work force display
Trenchless Technology Canada Point of View: Fostering the Next Generation...

Looking back, it is hard to believe that I have been at the University of Waterloo (UWaterloo) for 20 years and the exec...

November 7, 2017
Pipe Relining Water Relining
Water Relining in Laramie, Wyoming

Older pipelines can pose a host of issues for potable water infrastructure. Assessment of a 20-in. coal tar-coated, inte...

November 6, 2017
Canada drilling in the winter
Avoiding a Deep Freeze: Tips for Horizontal Directional Drilling in...

Sitting at my desk and looking at the beautiful fall colors out my window, I can only think of one thing: “When wi...

November 3, 2017
Pipe Relining MFG Floor
Louisiana Laterals: How a Dig-and-Replace Contractor Invested in CIPP and...

For so many years, traditional dig-and-replace was the primary sound practice for upgrading a sewer collection system. S...

November 1, 2017
Rehabilitation slip lining in the Bay Area
Preserving the Bay Area Through Sliplining

With any aging system, inspection, cleaning, rehabilitation and repair is essential to maintaining the systems integrity...

October 26, 2017
Features WinCan Analyst
Pennsylvania City Turns to Sewer Inspection Software to Upgrade its...

Situated 80 miles west of Philadelphia, the City of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, has become one of the fastest growing small c...

October 25, 2017
Lateral Rehab Innovac
Lateral Profile: Innovac Diversifies into Lateral Inspections

Founded in 1954, Innovac had humble beginnings as a residential duct cleaning company. Over time, it expanded its offeri...

October 20, 2017
Last Word CIPP
Last Word: Is CIPP Safe?

Cured-in-Place Pipe (CIPP) was introduced in 1971 as an alternative to digging up and replacing sewers, and it was intro...

October 19, 2017
Applications Massachusetts Pipe Bursting Project
Contractor Fights Tides, Terrain in Tough Massachusetts Pipe Bursting Project

Difficult projects are their strong point, according to D’Allessandro Corp. project manager Peter Piantedosi. The ...

October 16, 2017
Directional Drilling American Augers M200D
HDD Fluid Cleaning Systems: Reducing Increased Costs of HDD Operation

The environmental and financial impacts of drilling fluid on HDD jobsites continue to be a priority for HDD contractors....

October 12, 2017
Canada PVC liners
NovaForm PVC Liner Used to Rehab a Culvert in Ontario

Earlier this year, culverts along Highway 7, west of Lindsay, Ontario, were revitalized using NovaForm PVC Liner, a prod...

October 11, 2017
Features money under water
From the Publisher: Finally, a Breakthrough in Water and Wastewater...

There’s been developments recently with regards to the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA), an...

October 11, 2017
Pipe Relining DC Water
Critical Condition: DC Water Addresses Emergency Repair of Brick Sewer

In 2014, in the heart of Washington D.C., a five-story residential building was inadvertently constructed over the top o...

October 9, 2017
Directional Drilling Vermeer D40x55DR S3
ICUEE 2017: Vermeer’s New D40x55DR S3 Navigator HDD

ICUEE 2017 is well under way and one of our first stops was at the Vermeer exhibit where we chatted with Vermeer product...

October 3, 2017
Pipe Relining Workers for Precision Trenchless
Stretching the Limits of Relining Technology

Every job, big and small, usually presents one or two unexpected challenges to a contractor. This is normal. But then th...

October 3, 2017
Canada
Keeping the Trains Running: MuddRuckers Completes Challenging Trenchless Culvert Repairs...

MuddRuckers Concrete Leveling & Lifting, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, are the pioneer users in their region of a wel...

October 2, 2017
Directional Drilling Ohio Project
Multiple Challenges Overcome in Ohio Project

Founded in 1942, Gabe’s Construction Co. Inc. celebrates its 75th year in continuous operations since being founde...

September 29, 2017