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Underground Tools Inc. directional drilling pipe

Underground Tools Inc. offers a selection of premium quality directional drilling pipe for nearly every make and model of drill rig on the market.

Organic “High-Build” Spray-in-Place Liners – An Emerging Class of Rehabilitation Methods

As the water distribution infrastructure continues to deteriorate across North America, there is a continued need to develop pipeline rehabilitation methods that are cost effective and minimally disruptive, while also minimizing the time a pipe must be taken out of service.

Frozen Sand Provides Directional Drilling Challenge

What acts like solid rock, but really isn’t rock and is located in the heart of the Midwest? That’s a good question, and Tim Huttmann with TH Construction Company, based in Omaha, NE, knows the answer.

SAWS Project Presented At GCTA Meeting

Matthew Hinkson, P.E., discussed the city of San Antonio’s most recently completed project to improve the city’s sanitary sewer system - the Western Watershed Sewer Relief Line (W-04) project.

Sewer line tunneling method saves city $50K

The city council in Willmar, MN, voted to approve a savings of $50,000 and reduce the risk of failure by letting a contractor use a different tunneling method.

Down Deep in Durango

After decades of debate and hard work, completion of the Animas La Plata main reservoir in Colorado was down to just two intake lines.

Complications On The Rio Grande

Repairing or replacing old, deteriorating utility infrastructure that has been buried in the ground for years and often directly beneath homes and businesses is a challenge that has become common for the nation's utility providers.

Redesigned Vactor 2100 Sewer Cleaner Debuts

Vactor Manufacturing has redesigned the Vactor 2100 sewer cleaner for public utilities and professional contractors cleaning entire wastewater and sanitary systems.

WaterWorks: EPA Recovery Act funds awarded, Carolina water war, WEF-AWS partnership

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the first of the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund grants under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009.

Great Lakes Compact receives highest score in recent report

Watermark Initiative LLC has released a new report titled “U.S. Water Stewardship: A Critical Assessment of Interstate Watershed Agreements.”

Insituform InsituMain

Insituform has announced a new product for pressure pipe rehabilitation.

CIPP: Insituform Technologies

Insituform’s iPlus Infusion achieves a tight fitting pipe-within-a-pipe by implementing a pull-in installation method.

CIPP Leaves Diverse Attractions Undisturbed

Reno, NV, offers many attractions to live up to its billing as “The Biggest Little City In The World.” When choosing a contractor for a sewer rehabilitation project that involved both busy downtown and more remote idyllic settings, city of Reno engineers selected cured in place pipe (CIPP) specialist PIPEnology to avoid disrupting the city’s activities.

Free Money Costs A Fortune

In his proposed 2010 budget, President Obama has proposed a huge increase for sewer and water funding. His budget proposal is $2.4 billion for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and $1.5 billion for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds.

CIPP: Inliner Technologies

Inliner Technologies provides solutions for deteriorating pipelines ranging in diameter from 4 to 96 inches.

Custom Trench Shield Spreader Arch Delivered In 5 Days

The Central Weber (Utah) Sewer Improvement District recently awarded a project installing a new treated water discharge line from the treatment plant to the Weber River to Whitaker Construction Company.

New Pipe Laser Fits Tightest Inverts

The new GradeLight 2700 introduced by AGL is the shortest pipe laser available. Its 10.5 inch length makes it ideal for fitting tight inverts and small pipe jacking pits.

GCTA: Laredo’s Storm Sewer Outfall Rehab Discussed

Riazul Mia, director of Environmental Services for the city of Laredo, TX, addressed the bi-monthly meeting of the Gulf Coast Trenchless Association on Feb. 11, in Houston.

Sliplining: Ameron Fiberglass-Composite Pipe Group

Ameron offers both round and non-round, segmental section, gasket joined, Bonstrand RPMP for the slipline rehabilitation of deteriorating pipe applications.

Sliplining: CONTECH Construction Products

A2 Liner provides economical cost savings over cured-in-place pipe – up to 50 percent depending on the installation.

Sliplining: Prime Conduit Vylon Pipe

Why just line your failing sewers when you can slipline them with a new Vylon Slipliner Pipe?

Sliplining: Underground Solutions

Increasingly, sliplining of compromised water pipelines with Fusible PVC is becoming the preferred method of rehabilitation for water lines in congested suburban centers.

Tunnel Project Helps Meet San Antonio Growth

The population of the city of San Antonio has quietly grown to make this pleasant south Texas city the second largest city in the state and seventh largest in the U.S. With a population of more than 1.3 million, San Antonio ranks just behind Houston and ahead of Dallas in population.

Converting sewage to drinking water

As California’s drought worsens, Escondido city officials are considering exploring a new technology that transforms sewer water into clean drinking water.

MVP Winner Honored In San Antonio

When it comes to the promotion of rehabilitation technology, the tireless efforts of Joseph G. Majdalani have earned him the honor of Most Valuable Professional for 2009 from the Gulf Coast Trenchless Association and <em>Underground Construction</em> magazine.

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Ditch Witch HDD Systems

The Ditch Witch directional drilling product line is the only brand on the market that covers all major systems.

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.