Pipeline Rehabilitation and Relining

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...

For city leaders in Englewood, Ohio, rehabilitating a deteriorating culvert during an economic downturn could have been a costly proposition.The 347-foot-long, 112-...

NASSCO’s Inspector Training and Certification Program (ITCP) is a training standard and certification program that provides comprehensive education and tools for professionals...

CULTEC Inc. 900HD Stormwater Chamber The Recharger 900HD detention/retention stormwater chamber from CULTEC Inc. has a bare chamber storage capacity of 123.34 cubic...

One-piece nozzles from USB-Sewer Equipment Corp. are neither bonded nor screwed together; the technology enhances strength and reduces chances of failure under...

Randy Mather once had a journeyman’s card that said he was an electrician. His job title now is wastewater collection program manager...

A service call to unblock an 8-inch gravity main fed by a 6-inch force main packed a surprise for the Gwinnett County...

System lines potable water pipes Problem A shopping center in Zanesville, Ohio, had a break in the copper water pipe running beneath the building...

Field sleeves Field sleeves from A-LOK can be grouted in an existing manhole to create watertight connections. The sleeves can be used in...

Years of drought interrupted by occasional cloudbursts dropping up to 12 inches in one day caused problems in the older sections of...

Stops sulfuric acid corrosionProblemCorrosion on manholes in the Lafayette (La.) Utilities System sanitary sewers required constant maintenance. The utility, looking for ways...

About four years ago, the city of Dover, Del., stepped up efforts to control sewer system inflow and infiltration and keep its...