It’s always satisfying when we accomplish our goals. I’m experiencing that satisfaction right now as NASSCO’s vision of creating standards for the rehabilitation of underground utilities in the United States and across North America is becoming more and more of a reality. NASSCO has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Centre for Expertise and Research on Infrastructures in Urban Areas (CERIU) to make our Pipeline Assessment and Certification Program (PACP) the new industry standard in the Canadian province of Quebec. I’m confident this agreement will demonstrate the value of using a single standard for defect coding, and that eventually






