Many people are aware of the first half of NASSCO’s mission statement: “To set standards for the assessment, maintenance and rehabilitation of underground infrastructure ... .” Less familiar, perhaps, is the conclusion: “… and to ensure the continued acceptance and growth of trenchless technologies.”
Through the years, members and nonmembers alike have turned to NASSCO to not only promote, but to defend various trenchless technologies from industry threats.
In the 1990s, NASSCO worked closely with the U.S. EPA to prevent a proposed ban of acrylamide grout. Fully supported by contractor, supplier and professional members of NASSCO, the issue was finally resolved in 2002
