Pipeline Rehabilitation and Relining

The Western Virginia Water Authority (WVWA) in Roanoke, Va., was formed in 2004 from existing city and county utilities. Much progress has...

Life is filled with stories of success and failure. For journalists, life is just plain filled with stories. This issue features my...

Carboline’s Reactamine 760 receives FDA approvalReactamine 760, an elastomeric polyurethane hybrid lining from Carboline Co., has received FDA approval for direct dry...

When Rob Molski moved out of the city Engineering Department in Stevens Point, Wis., and became the collections system manager at the...

"Evolve or Die!”That’s the challenge that drives John Smallis, public works superintendent at Thousand Oaks, Calif. As a result, his city’s wastewater...

Contractors and utilities are constantly on the lookout for alternative technologies that can help them avoid the expense and disruption of open-trench...

Maple Ridge, B.C., a district in northeast Vancouver, experienced up to 20 breaks per year in older water pipes, mostly in the...

Fiberglass-reinforced concrete pipe rehabilitates interceptorProblemAn 84-inch brick-and-mortar interceptor, constructed in 1889, lay in the path of transportation improvements. Fearing vibrations from heavy...

Hydrant and valve inspectorThe Flow Control Hydrant and Valve Inspector by Trimble from AMERICAN puts hydrant and valve maintenance and recordkeeping in...

The Rapid Cut & Bevel machine (RCB) from Reed Manufacturing Co. can cut and bevel up to 24-inch-diameter, and 1 1/2-inch-thick PVC...

The general public and regulatory agencies have grown more sensitive to sanitary sewer spills. In states like California, where sewer system management...

Big Shot pneumatic piercing tools from Footage Tools Inc. are made for water, gas and cable installations. Available in 2-, 2.5-, 3-...

Installed in the 1920s, the brick and block manholes in Waupaca, Wis., were failing from age. Some were in danger of collapsing....

Flexible epoxy repairs manhole chimneysProblemInflow and infiltration entering the sewer system through manholes during wet weather caused severe overflows at the three...

Atlas Copco acquires Houston Service IndustriesAtlas Copco North America LLC acquired Houston Service Industries Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of low-pressure blowers and...

Manhole renewal PERMAFORM from AP/M PERMAFORM is an engineered mortar liner system for manholes. Specially formulated for ultrahigh strength mortar, it is centrifugally...

Growth is generally regarded as a good thing, but few utilities are equipped to take on a nearly instant infrastructure expansion of...