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Applications
Robotic Technologies Used as a Condition Assessment Tool

In the 1960s, the City of Houston constructed a 60-in. raw water line together with two other 60-in. potable water lines...

October 12, 2016
Canada
Iconic 19th Century Hotel in Quebec Goes Trenchless

Editor’s Note: It is with regret that Formadrain Inc. announces the passing of Mr. Gérard Marc-Aurèl...

October 11, 2016
Applications
Rehabbing Double Stack Sewer Service Connections with CIPP

After 45 Years, the cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) process has become the “anchor” of trenchless pipeline rehabi...

October 7, 2016
Canada Super Sucker Hydro Vac services
Ontario-Based Contractor on the Leading Edge of Vacuum Excavation Technology

Over the last several years, the hydro excavation industry in Ontario has encountered significant challenges. Despite in...

October 6, 2016
Lateral Rehab
Connecticut Lining Project at Manufacturing Plant Includes 23 Laterals

Laterally Speaking Art Price, owner of Towpath Pipe Restoration, out of Binghampton, N.Y., is currently on a job at a ma...

October 5, 2016
Canada
HDD Drilling Waste Reduction by Mechanical Separation

During the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) process large amounts of liquid waste are produced. Shale shakers are t...

October 3, 2016
Applications Wood & Curran Manhole Rehab
CIPP Proves Best Option Under Complex Site Conditions

North Andover, Mass., is a community of approximately 30,000 residents just north of Boston that had been experiencing c...

September 27, 2016
Applications
‘Grout First,’ Right Answer to Solve Sullivan’s Island, S.C., I/I...

The year was 2004 and Greg Gress, manager of sewer and water for Sullivan’s Island, S.C., just completed the commu...

September 26, 2016
United States
Bursting for Water

With experience pipe bursting water mains since the trend’s beginnings in the United States, a municipal engineer ...

September 21, 2016
Features
Vista, California Turns to High Strength Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Concrete to...

Located in the heart of Southern California’s industrial and commercial hub, the City of Vista is home to a master...

September 20, 2016
Horizontal Directional Drilling
Challenging HDD Water Project in Santa Cruz, Calif.

The City of Santa Cruz Water Department (SCWD) operates stream diversion structures and a 16-mile-long pipe network, col...

September 16, 2016
Features
Hurst Excavating Completes ‘Hall of Fame’ Burst in Knoxville, Tenn.

The city of Knoxville, Tenn., is somewhat of a sports mecca. In addition to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is al...

September 15, 2016
Features DC Water embraces social media
DC Water Embraces Social Media Channels — Buy-in from the...

Editor’s Note: A cornerstone of World Trenchless Day is raising public awareness for trenchless technologies, and ...

September 12, 2016
Directional Drilling Herrenknecht Full Face Hole Opener
Herrenknecht’s New Full Face Hole Opener in Theory and Practice

In 2015, after several years of development, Herrenknecht AG launched its first horizontal directional drill (HDD) rock ...

September 9, 2016
Canada
Water Main Leak Monitoring for Construction Risk Mitigation

Pulling the manhole cover aside, the team of pipeline leak-detection specialists from Echologics looked down into the fl...

September 2, 2016
Features
Issues that Affect the Cost of Sewer Maintenance and the...

Note: This article is a follow up story to the article published in the April 2014 issue of Trenchless Technology titled...

September 1, 2016
Applications Epoxytec Story
Missouri Manholes Get Makeover

In the United States, many manholes were traditionally built of brick. These masonry manholes were designed to provide s...

August 31, 2016
Features
QPS Gets It Done in Colorado

Contractor gives beverage manufacturing plant the gift of “Done!” with Spray-on Rehab Solution Quality Pipe ...

August 29, 2016
Directional Drilling
Selecting the Best Tool for the Rock You’re Drilling In

In the world of tools, there is no “one tool for all.” Just walk into any hardware store and you will see th...

August 26, 2016
Features
Social Networks Connecting the Trenchless Industry Across the Globe

Editor’s Note: World Trenchless Day – 22-09-16 – is a day dedicated to expanding public awareness of t...

August 22, 2016