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May 20, 2009
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Water Associations, EPA Release Case Studies for Effective Utility Management Practices
Alexandria, Va. – Six associations representing the U.S. water and wastewater sector, in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), have released Effective Water and Wastewater Utility Management Case Studies, a companion document to last year’s Effective Utility Management: A Primer for Water and Wastewater Utilities. This companion piece provides concrete examples and "how to" assistance for utility managers through profiles of four utilities that successfully applied the Primer concepts and tools to advance effective management practices and achieve long-term sustainability.
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May 19, 2009
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Robbins Small Boring Unit (SBU-A) Breaks World Record in Kentucky
Contractor Pushes Limits on Hard Rock Auger Bore: After 35 working days of excavation, Ohio contractor Turn-Key Tunneling, Inc. had reason to celebrate. Their trenchless crossing beneath Louisville, Kentucky, USA's Interstate 265 had just been completed at an unprecedented bore length of 352 ft (107 m). The machine, a Robbins Small Boring Unit (SBU-A), emerged with a record for trenchless boring in its size class of 54 inch(1.4 m) diameter bores, improving upon the previous record of 350 ft (106.7 m) set by C.B. Services of Dallas, Texas in 2000.
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May 18, 2009
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First mechanically-excavated tunnel beneath the Bosporus
Completed safely and on schedule with Herrenknecht technology: In mid-April 2009, the Herrenknecht S-391 tunnel boring machine (Ø 6.11m) reached its target shaft in Istanbul. The new "Melen 7" tunnel crosses beneath the Bosporus, which is the sea strait between the Asian and the European parts of the Turkish metropolis. When the interior construction is completed, the tunnel will supply the European part of the city with water from the Asian part. At its deepest point, the tunnel route runs 135 meters below the sea strait’s water level. The construction team and the tunnelling machine excavated this challenging section safely. The first mechanically-excavated tunnel beneath the Bosporus was built in 13.5 months only.
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May 15, 2009
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2010 NASTT No-Dig Show Call for Abstracts
Submission Deadline: June 1, 2009: The North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) is now accepting abstracts for its annual No-Dig Show, May 2-7, 2010, in Chicago (Schaumburg), Illinois.
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May 14, 2009
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Theodora the Borer starts two-mile sewer
Work to bore a two-mile (3.3km) tunnel under West Ham in London started April 27 as part of a £65million scheme to protect more than 600 homes from the misery of sewer flooding. The sewer, 2.8 metres in diameter and running 20 metres below ground from Thames Water's Abbey Mills sewage pumping station to Earlham Grove in Forest Gate, E7, is set for completion in Spring 2010.
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May 12, 2009
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TT-UK at SED 2009 from May 12 - 14
TT-UK would like to take this opportunity to invite you to the SED exhibition which is being held from 12th May for three days at the Rockingham Performance Park, Near Corby, England. SED is the UK’s National Event for Construction, where visitors from all around the world will have the chance to see our product range first hand and discuss any questions you may have....
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May 11, 2009
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Robbins Single Shield will Carve Laos Headrace Tunnel
Powering up neighboring nations will get a bit easier with a new hydroelectric project in Laos. The station, on the Nam Theun River, will include a 5.5 km (3.4 mi) long headrace tunnel constructed using a Robbins Single Shield TBM. The 7.6 m (25.1 ft) diameter machine, for contractor CMC di Ravenna, is being assembled at Robbins’ Solon, Ohio, USA manufacturing facility. The Single Shield will be ready for shipment in July 2009.
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May 08, 2009
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Borealis increases black PE80 and PE100 supply efficiency for European pipe manufacturers
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, announces the start-up of additional capacity for black high density polyethylene (HDPE) for drinking water and gas pipes at its Schwechat facility in Austria. The additional volume puts Borealis in the unique position of ensuring short delivery times and reliability of supply of the latest, high quality pipe materials for manufacturers in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe. The extra unit will allow Borealis to source black HDPE pipe compounds from three of its manufacturing locations – Schwechat, Stenungsund (Sweden) and Porvoo (Finland).
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May 06, 2009
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Grundomat success in Oman
Oman Fiber Optic Company was formed in 1996 by a group of Omani & Emirati (UAE) investors and commenced cable production in early 1999. Situated in Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman, OFO uses state of the art technology to draw fiber and manufacture world-class fiber cable products. OFO manufactures cables for long haul backbone communication links, LAN networks, video transmission & Cable TV, traffic signalling, FTTH solutions, security systems, defence and specialty applications.
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May 04, 2009
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"STATUS - KANAL" surprises with extremely positive intermediate results at Remscheider Entsorgungsbetriebe
In February 2008 S & P was entrusted with the execution of a value, priority and network ageing analysis for about 500 km of the drain and sewer network by Remscheider Entsorgungsbetriebe. It is the aim to develop individual strategies of rehabilitation and maintenance by means of the service framework concept STATUS - KANAL and based on the actual network ageing that enable Remscheider Entsorgungsbetriebe for the first time to optimise the necessary investments in network maintenance considering individual and long-term objectives.
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Apr 30, 2009
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Survey on the Condition of Road Gully Systems in Germany (Part 1)
Since the second half of the 19th century, waste water systems are built and run systematically in Germany according to the respective engineering rules to be considered. In the sense of the Water Resources Act, they serve for draining of sewage, that is to say, for collecting, draining off, treating, discharging, seepage, and for the land treatment of waste water. From an economic point of view, drain and sewer systems as "systems for collecting and discharging sewage in the form of waste water and/or surface water" represent the most important part. In compliance with DIN EN 752 [1], they include the area where the sewage leaves a building or a roof drain, or where it enters a road gully, up to the point where the wastewater is discharged into a wastewater treatment plant or receiving water. According to this definition, a drain and sewer system consists of three parts, namely the sewer system, the drain system, and the road drainage.
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Apr 29, 2009
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Infrastructure expert drives forward major Thames Water projects
Thames Water has appointed UK infrastructure specialist David O'Reilly as its new Managing Director of Major Projects.
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Apr 27, 2009
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Toulouse builds on HOBAS®
Cancéropôle realized with CC-GRP stormwater system, FR - Cancéropôle, an exceptional center of excellence dedicated to cancer research and treatment is erected on the grounds devastated by a chemical explosion on September 21st 2001. The stormwater network of such is realized with HOBAS CC-GRP Pipe Systems.
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Apr 23, 2009
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BUDERUS information day at TT Group HQ
Buderus Giesserei Wetzlar GmbH, the ductile iron pipe manufacturer from Wetzlar, invited their sales partners and customers from many European countries to visit the TT Group Headquarters in Lennestadt, a leading manufacturer in trenchless installation technology.
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Apr 22, 2009
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Cured-in-Place-Pipe (CIPP) Good Practices Course
The North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) and Tri-State Utilities are pleased to sponsor a special two-day Cured-in-Place-Pipe (CIPP) Good Practices Course, April 28-29, 2009 in Richmond, Virginia.
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Apr 21, 2009
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2nd Annual Trenchless Technology Summit
Minimising cost, time, disruption and environmental disturbance through effective trenchless application - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2009: Robert Stein, CEO of S & P Consult GMBH will chair IQPC's 2nd Annual Trenchless Technology Summit taking place in Abu Dhabi on 7-10 June 2009 at the Hilton Hotel. Andy Wedgner, Project Division Manager, ADDC, will deliver the keynote speech, focusing on the practical, economical and environmental benefits to adopting trenchless technology.
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Apr 16, 2009
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Special Pipe for Gatehampton Project
The supply of polyethylene pipes to Thames Water's Gatehampton Borehole Upgrade Project has called for a measured approach by GPS PE Pipe Systems. Pipework operating pressures and local access restrictions were studied in depth by the manufacturer, before delivering the best-value/cost solution.
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Apr 14, 2009
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Water Environment Federation Hosts Second Webcast on Economic Stimulus Funding
Webcast Highlighted Next Steps for Securing Funds for Wastewater Projects: Alexandria, Va. – The Water Environment Federation (WEF) hosted the second of two webcasts on 24th March to help members and the water quality community learn how to secure economic stimulus funding for wastewater projects. Passed last month, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) includes more than $7 billion for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. The first webcast provided information about project eligibility, application requirements, and the expected timing of the stimulus funding.
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Apr 09, 2009
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PE Below Ground Barrier Pipes Score On Sustainability
Barrier pipes' ability to deliver clean, untainted drinking water and offer relatively high sustainability is well suited to growing reclamation technologies that treat contamination on-site.
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Apr 08, 2009
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Ditch Witch JT3020 All Terrain Improves HDD Productivity
PERRY, Okla. — The Ditch Witch® JT3020 All Terrain features all terrain technology, one of the Ditch Witch organization’s many patented innovations designed to simplify the HDD process. One of the company’s breakthrough innovations was the slant-faced drill bit, which revolutionized the industry by enabling HDD operators to steer the drill head. All Terrain technology improves upon the steering process with a patented dual-drive pipe system, which enables the JT3020 All Terrain to drill and steer at the same time. This is an advantage over single-rod systems, which are not capable of steering as well, if at all, in consolidated soils. The inner pipe of the JT3020 All Terrain’s two-pipe drill string continuously turns the drill bit at 150 to 400 RPM, depending on the soil, resulting in exceptionally efficient boring.
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Apr 06, 2009
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Trenchless Consulting Services (TCS) Improves Competitiveness in a Volatile Construction Market
Specialized Services Co., (SSC) today announced their intent to offer comprehensive trenchless consulting services designed to help engineering and design firms improve their competitiveness as they adapt to the downturn in the construction market.
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Apr 03, 2009
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Liquid Soil - A Technical Challenge
In the last decades there have been many innovations in the field of plastic pipe systems, especially the bauku GmbH had a strong share with developments like the PROFILEEN - safe or the PROFILEEN - drain clean. However in the field of installation methods and installation materials for sewer pipes there has been no real movement until lately the expression "liquid soil" played an important role in more and more symposiums and expert articles. If someone has a closer look at the definition of this word, it is quite clear that this is not a standardized expression for a certain kind of product and that the products of different suppliers have also a much different product behavior. The bauku GmbH faced this challenge and made a first experience in the static design for this application and the practical use at the job site. As such a pioneer work requires a close connection between the pipe producer and the supplier of the liquid soil, the company rss was chosen for the project.
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Apr 01, 2009
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HOBAS® for a Positive CO2 Balance
The world's largest producer of rails and turnouts is VOEST Alpine Eisenbahn GmbH (VAEE). With its 700 employees it is also one of the largest employers in Zeltweg, Austria. A high demand on electricity is however necessary for the production so that the current high energy prices induced the management to look for a more attractive power source.
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Mar 30, 2009
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Best Major Scheme Award Win for Murphy
The prize was scooped by Murphy for the Victorian Mains Replacement Scheme (VMR) being undertaken for Thames Water Utilities to provide a robust, rationalised and fit for purpose water distribution network in London.
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Mar 27, 2009
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VINCI wins contract to build a pumping station in Qatar
Through a consortium made up of subsidiaries VINCI Construction Grands Projets (leader), Entrepose Contracting and QDVC (a Qatari subsidiary owned 49% by VINCI Construction Grands Projets and 51% by Qatari Diar), VINCI has signed a contract with the Doha Public Works Authority, PWA Ashghal, to build a pumping station to the north of Doha, capital of Qatar.
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