Manhole Articles

After years of rehab and lining work spread across thousands and thousands of manholes, OBIC is regularly asked about the most common...

The OBIC manhole lining process is a trenchless rehabilitation method designed to restore and protect deteriorating manhole structures efficiently. This method offers...

Manholes may be out of sight, but they should never be out of mind. Aging infrastructure means deteriorating manholes, and if left...

Problem: Thirty-three new 60-inch manholes (all over 10 feet deep) were installed at CantaMia housing development in Goodyear, Arizona. To protect the...

Manhole parts and components play a crucial role in the municipal sewer and water industry by ensuring the structural integrity and operational...

Problem: In 2020, a project was identified through a Florida-based electric authority’s engineering department for seven severely deteriorated manholes in the area....

Problem: At a new housing development called El Cidro, the city of Goodyear, Arizona, elected to coat 14 new 60-inch manholes with...

Problem: Several years ago, the city of Ames, Iowa, began a massive-scale repair and restoration of its sanitary sewer system. The team...

The complexity of manhole operations demands versatile, efficient and reliable components and tools to ensure optimal functionality and safety. Manhole parts and...

Problem: MidCoast Council is a small local government area in New South Wales, Australia, responsible for public infrastructure in its region, including...

Problem: Per the U.S. Census Bureau, the city of Cookeville (population 35,000) is the largest of Tennessee’s 20 “micropolitan areas,” defined as...

Sadly, stories of workers being overcome by toxic fumes while working underground in sewers make the news more often than they should. In...

On an early winter morning in Parkersburg, West Virginia, collection system operators faced a major catastrophe when a garbage truck fell into...

Oatey recently showed off one of its new products at the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show — the...