Sewer
Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Sharewell LTX Series
Sharewell’s heavy-duty LTX series of Lo-Torque Hole Opener is ideal for pipeline projects.
Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Ballantine Backreamers
Ballantine offers a complete line of backreamers for nearly all ground conditions.
Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Horizontal Technology RockReamer
The RockReamer is a versatile, cost effective hole opener for HDD – cutting downtime as easily as it cuts rock.
Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: INROCK's XTM Mud Motor
INROCK’s new XTM Mud Motor was designed to increase the torque capacity of the drive shaft and bearing assembly.
Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: American Augers Fly Cutter
The Fly Cutter is recommended for use during directional drilling operations in clay and sand soil conditions.
Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Railhead DirectBore
The new DirectBore I – 13” rock bit is designed with the big drills in mind.
Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Vermeer T-Rex, Diamond Cutter
The T-Rex and the Diamond Cutter reamers are designed to help HDD operators efficiently pull product through tough ground conditions.
Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: HammerHead TriHawk I
The HammerHead TriHawk I drill bit is an aggressive horizontal directional drilling cutting tool for drilling in soft rock conditions up to 8,000 psi.
Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Melfred Borzall Ogre
The Ogre stacked plate reamer is made for hard soil conditions including shale, sandstone, caliches and cobbles.
Increased Sewer/Water Funding Headlines Many Changes In Washington
Sewer and drinking water funding has been a back burner issue in Washington for the past decade, as local infrastructure needs have come to a boil. But the economic stimulus package Congress will pass will include substantial funds for water infrastructure.
Houston PW Director Discusses "Surviving The Storms”
The city of Houston Public Works and Engineering Department Director Michael Marcotte addressed the December luncheon of the Gulf Coast Trenchless Association on Dec. 10. About 150 people were on hand to hear the presentation.
NASSCO Obtains Favorable OSHA Ruling For Confined Space
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has given verbal assurance to NASSCO that it will continue to consider the sewer rehabilitation work typically performed by its members as "maintenance" rather than "construction" as had been proposed in a rule change to OSHA's confined space standard, reports Irv Gemora, executive director of NASSCO.
Workforce Crisis: Intern Program Steers Students Into Utility Careers
One of the best ways to minimize the effects of a shortage of qualified workers is to plan ahead.
House Seeks To Improve Municipal Bond Market
Local sewage infrastructure projects would get a boost from legislation a House committee approved on July 30.
Oklahoma Electric Utility Mounts Successful Overhead-To-Underground Program
The Public Service Co. of Oklahoma (PSO), provider of electricity for metropolitan Tulsa and portions of eastern and southwestern Oklahoma, has an ongoing program to replace aerial distribution lines with underground cable in selected neighborhoods in its service area.
HDPE Pipe Plays Major Role In City’s Sewer Expansion
The city of Garland, TX, is in the process of a major sanitary sewer improvement program that will expand its capacity and improve conditions for this community of 230,000 located just northeast of Dallas.
- Intrepid Fiber breaks ground on fiber optic network in Superior, Colo.
- Excavator collides with I-95 overpass in Henrico, Va., causing multi-vehicle crash
- Shrewsbury, Mass., expands sewer inspections and cleaning efforts
- Two workers rescued after hours trapped in Mich. trench collapse
- Trump calls for Keystone XL pipeline revival, but developer has moved on
- Illinois overhauls Peoples Gas pipeline program, mandates focus on high-risk pipes
- Ameren Illinois to invest $140 million in natural gas pipeline replacement program
- Charlottesville, Va., to begin work on 24-inch water line for Rivanna River crossing
- Mass. governor slams Trump for ‘dangerous delay’ of $50 million in lead pipe replacement funds