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  • Ugly American? Guilty as charged

    Notes on my recent trip to Mexico

     
  • SONY DSC

    Sewer cleaner

    The Vactor 2100 Plus features increased vacuum performance and improvements to operator comfort and control, air routing, filtration

     
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    PVC pipe

    Fusible PVC provides both trenchless and open-cut projects with economical solutions.

     
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    Locate underground objects

    The All Materials Locator (AML) unit is a highly sensitive tool that utilizes advanced,

     
  • Licensed cured-in place pipe system

    The RS BlueLine system, a licensed cured-in place pipe system is approved for the renewal of all municipal

     
  • New 250 PSI insertable valve

    The new 16 in. IVP 250 is a permanent, insertable gate valve offering increased strength, improved performance, and simplified

     
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    Enhanced performance pipe and tubing

    With High Performance Bi-Modal PE4710 pipe and tubing, municipal water systems using either Copper Tube Size SDR 9 or Iron Pipe Size

     
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    Pipe marking guide

    Labels and tags aiding in leak detection and wastewater treatment pipe maintenance are used by cities and counties to identify

     
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    Waterproof concrete pipes

    Crystal-X is designed to address a full range of situations and conditions.

     
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    Double wall piping system

    Chem Prolok is a thermoplastic double wall piping system to help meet EPA requirements for underground chemical transfer.

     
  • OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

    Precast pipe

    Precast concrete pipe and box culverts provide the strength and versatility for your underground storage projects. Precast concrete

     
  • Eaton Corp. sponsored an electric vehicle charging station in Dearborn, Mich., which was the first city in the nation to move forward with Adopt-A-Watts energy saving initiative.

    Adopt-a-What?!

    Highway sign program credits sponsorship of clean technology and/or energy.

     
  • Railroad companies rely on specialized service providers to monitor and maintain clear sight lines at grade crossings, mostly by judiciously applying herbicides.

    Weed Strategies

    Zapping weeds, keeping railroad crossings clear, and preventing herbicide resistance.

     
  • The finished parking surface at the Southeast Precinct of the Omaha police department.

    Density is our Destiny

    A police department project is a case stuty for on the hydrological and engineering properties of pervious concrete.

     
  • When the project was completed, independent testing showed County Highway 35 to have an average strength rating of 14.1 tons, even though it was constructed using a 9-ton design.

    How to stabilize road costs

    County uses base stabilizer to improve gravel and paved roads.

     
  • Measuring in-place permeability with a homemade infiltrometer. A fixed volume of water is poured in after the cylinder, with a known end area, is sealed to the surface. The time it takes for the water to drain through into the pavement is used to calculate the permeability rate. This information is compared with the original permeability and prior annual surveys.

    Five do’s and don’ts of pervious asphalt

    An experienced contractor offers his insights.

     
  • Sedimentation tank under operation; individual bays during the bypass of flows.

    Remediating unforeseen sewer contaminants

    Treatment plant resurrected to dispose of 2,500 tons of sewer contaminants.

     
  • Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) praised disaster-funding reforms as implemented by states hit by Superstorm Sandy. New Jersey removed debris at $19 per cubic yard. Long Island, N.Y., spent $129 per yard.

    Washington OKs $12 billion for disasters nationwide

    $11.5 billion of the $50.5 billion can go to any state, not just those directly affected by Sandy.

     
  • Rust jacking occurs when brake shoes corrode under the linings, as seen here.

    The Benefits of Preventive Maintenance

    Preventive maintenance has many legal ramifications.

     
 
 
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