The directive from Tom Thorson to his team Tuesday afternoon was a common one among coaches.“Finish strong!”Finish strong in repairing an in-service section of 8-inch gravity PVC sewer pipe that is. Not in more typical athletic endeavors, such as running across a finish line. The pipe repair was part of the Operations Challenge at this week’s WEFTEC in New Orleans. Forty-one teams representing state and regional Water Environment Associations in the U.S. and Canada — and one squad from Argentina — competed over the course of two days in five events that tested the skills they put to use in
