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Plastic Pipes Institute introduces free online Conduit Design Calculator
Plastic Pipes Institute introduced a free online calculator that allows you to input your project details and tells you the safe wall thickness for your intended installation.
GF Piping releases ductile iron fitting product LOKX System
GF Piping Systems has introduced its proprietary LOKX System, a ductile iron push-on style fitting designed specifically for use with C900 PVC and CIOD HDPE pipe in buried applications.
Scottish Water taps leading-edge drones and lasers to improve sewer network
(UC) — A combination of hi-tech drones and laser technology adapted for use in the wastewater industry is being deployed by the utility to survey sewers for potential problems by flying the drones inside them, often to parts of the network that traditional surveying methods can’t reach.
AECOM launches sewer system inspection software
(UC) — The PipeInsights platform augments conventional CCTV inspections using advanced machine learning algorithms to provide automated defect detection and recommend optimal maintenance decisions.
Sacramento Water Works recognized as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
Communities often don’t recognize the importance of civil engineering works until they face monumental challenges, which is what happened in Sacramento during the 1850s. The American Society of Civil Engineers recognized the city's Water Works as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
PCCA calls for GIS mapping of underground facilities
(UC) — Ensuring accurate mapping of underground facilities is a top priority for PCCA, and the association believes that electronic Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping should be required by facility operators and that the Common Ground Alliance should host this data.
Tech Tips: Styrene Emission Equipment Innovation and Research
While NASSCO has enlisted leading universities to conduct research projects for worksite emission sampling, and industrial hygiene evaluations as well as potential environmental impacts, there are a variety of new technology advances in the realm of reducing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during the CIPP installation process and will be covered in this article.
Three Tips to Help HDD Professionals Select the Correct Frequency to Avoid Interference
And as our world continues to modernize, it is crucial that underground construction crews know how to navigate the complicated network of buried utilities.
Infinity Reamer Features Field-Replaceable Cutters
Infinity Tool MFG has introduced a PDC (polycrystalline diamond compact) horizontal directional drilling rock reamer with cutters that can be replaced in the field.
Health Consultants unveils advanced mobile leak detection system
(UC) — Heath Consultant’s Discover Advanced Mobile Leak Detection solution addresses gas leaks from aging infrastructure by reducing methane emissions through the identification of gas leaks with minimum false positives and negatives compared to competing technologies.
Trenchless Technology Center Report: TTC Research Initiatives Booming
(UC) — The Trenchless Technology Center (TTC) at Louisiana Tech University is in the midst of the most active research year of its existence and its Industry Advisory Board (IAB), again, hit an all-time high in 2022. The TTC has recovered from the lull of the global pandemic in all aspects except in-person training, which is expected to bounce back this fall.
NASSCO Tech Tips
Styrene emissions from the CIPP process are a concern when they exceed regulatory levels. NASSCO contracted with the Trenchless Technology Center at Louisiana Tech University (TTC) to delineate styrene levels at various parts of the CIPP process.
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Enduro launches new advanced data logger for pipeline operators
Enduro on Thursday announced the development of its Digitel Data Logger DW2 ILI pig, which features advanced IMU navigation equipment that complements its PigProg software containing GIS tools that connect to a system utilizing ArcGIS.
CGA’s annual technology report identifies emerging damage prevention technologies
The 2022 Technology Report highlights eight damage prevention technology applications driving real-world successes and identifies opportunities for further technology development.
AlexRenew unveils 380-ton tunnel boring machine in Virginia
A new 380-ton, 14 feet 8 inches tall tunnel boring machine (TBM) named Hazel has been unveiled by AlexRenew, Alexandria’s wastewater authority, marking a significant milestone in its RiverRenew program to improve local waterways.
New Ditch Witch MT164 brings added flexibility to power and fiber-optic jobsites
Built to help power and fiber-optic contractors easily create a clean, narrow trench in one pass, the new Ditch Witch MT164 microtrencher attachment offers maximum compact cable installation performance.
CIGMAT 2022 Highlights Challenges, Changes Major Cities Face
The University of Houston’s 27th-annual Center for Innovative Grouting Materials and Technology, and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Conference and Exhibition was held March 2, at the University.
HammerHead introduces new lead pipe replacement kits
HammerHead Trenchless has released its new HydraSlitter kits, which were designed to help industry professionals meet the 10-year U.S. goal of replacing all lead pipe service laterals, the company said on Wednesday.
Infinera, NEC deploy solution to connect underground fiber optic networks in US, Mexico
Infinera and NEC Corp. have deployed the partnership’s ICE6 technology, a solution that will help establish a 100% underground and ultra-low latency fiber network to connect Laredo, Texas, with the city of Monterrey in Mexico.
NextEra Water enters agreement to purchase Pennsylvania wastewater system
NextEra Water Pennsylvania has entered into an agreement to purchase the Towamencin wastewater system wastewater system Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, which serves approximately 7,500 customer accounts.
Ecoremedy receives EPA approval for wastewater treatment technology
Ecoremedy receives an EPA ruling on its gasification technology, and now moves forward with installing the system at a Washington wastewater plant.
Finnish city plans to use heat from sewage to achieve net zero emissions
Turku, Finland, has cut its emissions by more than 50%, and is now looking to achieve net zero emissions by using industrial heat pumps to extract energy from waste flowing from the city's drains and sewers.
SHARC Wastewater Energy Transfer system to be installed in Seattle
SHARC International Systems Inc. has received a purchase order to install its Wastewater Energy Transfer (WET) system, which exchanges thermal energy from and into high volumes of wastewater with a minimal footprint, in Seattle.
Kontrol Technologies launches technology for early viral detection in wastewater systems
The Kontrol BioWater technology will be designed with the goal of being the first real-time, in the cloud, detection technology for virus in wastewater.
Doosan introduces next-generation mini excavators in North America
Doosan Infracore North America has introduced its all-new line of next-generation -7 Series mini excavators in the U.S. and Canada, which includes four models, with more mini excavators to be announced in the coming months.
Sensus introduces SentryPoint cathodic protection solution
Sensus introduces a new cathodic protection solution designed for remote monitoring of corrosion-preventing protective voltage.
All-new Vermeer D550 marks a new generation of maxi rig drills
Vermeer unveils the newest generation of maxi rig drills with the introduction of the 550,000-pound D550 horizontal directional drill.
- TxDOT advances massive drainage tunnel beneath I-35 in Austin
- Glenfarne Alaska LNG targets late-2026 construction start for 807-mile pipeline project
- U.S. water reuse boom to fuel $47 billion in infrastructure spending through 2035
- $2.3 billion approved to construct 236-mile Texas-to-Gulf gas pipeline
- Major water pipe break in Puerto Rico hits over 165,000 customers
- Pennsylvania American Water launches interactive map to identify, replace lead water service lines
- Trump's tariffs drive $33 million cost increase for Cincinnati sewer project
- Utah city launches historic $70 million tunnel project using box jacking under active rail line
- Tulsa residents warned after sewer lines damaged by boring work
- Fatal trench collapse halts sewer construction in Massachusetts; two workers hospitalized