UCT 2008: Market Momentum For UCT
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The Underground Construction Technology International Conference & Exhibition (UCT) is implementing a variety of strategic improvements geared to build upon the success of the 2007 show last January in Houston. UCT 2008 will be held at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, GA, on Jan. 29-31.
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Going Underground: Though Inhibitors Remain, Market Continues Trend To Build Underground
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Winter in 2007 got off to a devastating start in many parts of the country as snow, ice and subfreezing temperatures disrupted normal activities and left hundreds of thousands of residences and businesses without electrical power.
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New California Emission Rules Hit
Contractors Hard
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The State of California has adopted a regulation to reduce toxic emissions from diesel engines of off-road equipment used in construction, mining, airport ground support and other industries.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
The ARB maintains a toll-free diesel hotline, (866) 634-3735.
Complete information on the rule is available at www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/
ordiesel/ordiesel.htm

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UCT Provides Underground Education
At ICUEE
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Underground Construction Technology, producer of the annual UCT Conference, has once again partnered with the biannual International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE), to present a targeted educational program concentrating on the underground utilities infrastructure.s, power and availability of drinking water and sanitation.

For more information on the UCT@ICUEE
Educational Program, visit the show website at www.icuee.com or call (866) 236-0442 (toll free).

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Fiber Blowing Innovations Aid Build-Outs
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Telecommunications construction crews once again are busy “blowing fiber” through underground ducts to expand existing fiber optic networks and build new systems to bring broadband services to more customers.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Sherman & Reilly Inc., (423) 756-5300,
sherman-reilly.com
Arnco, (440) 322-1000, arncocorp.com

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Mears Dedicates New Training Facility
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Mears Group Inc., a Quanta Services company, prides itself as a niche player in the pipeline construction and rehabilitation market. It is one of the leading providers of turnkey pipeline integrity management solutions and horizontal directional drilling services.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Mears Group, (800) MEARS CP, mears.net

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Microtunneling Plays Key Role In
Atlanta Construction
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The city of Atlanta is engaged in one of the most ambitious and costly water and sewer improvement programs of any major city in the United States – Clean Water Atlanta is a $3.9 billion collection of projects with the goal of completely overhauling the city’s water and sewer infrastructure over a
period of 10 years.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Huxted Tunneling, (941) 722-6613,
huxtedtunneling.com
Allied Contracting Company Inc.,
(912) 863-4584,
Westcon Microtunneling, (801) 785-3401, westcon.net
Mission Clay No-Dig Pipe,
(210) 863-3350, no-dig-pipe.com
Can Clay Corporation, (812) 547-3461, www.canclay.com
Akkerman Manufacturing Inc.,
(507) 567-2261, akkerman.com
Soltau Microtunneling, (832) 216-1819, microtunneling.com
Herrenknecht USA Inc., (253) 804-6511, herrenknecht.com
Iseki, (619) 938-1857

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Contractors Continue To Struggle
With Low HDD Rates
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As 2007 is about to enter its fourth quarter, the directional drilling industry is considered to be generally healthy.
Compact and mid-size horizontal directional drilling (HDD) machines are busy on FTTP projects, including installing duct for many private networks that are 100-percent underground.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Southern Diversified Technologies,
(770) 554-4011, sdt-1.com
Enterprise Trenchless Technologies Inc, Scott Kelly, (207) 353-5000, hdd-etti.com
Jackson Creek Enterprises,
(641) 873-6500, jackson-creek.com
Henniker Directional Drilling,
(603) 428-6333, hddbore.com
Northeast Trenchless Association,
northeasttrenchless.com

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Vancouver Sewer Drill Riddled
With Complications
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A nail biter down to the end, the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) recently finished most of Phase I of a three phase project to move all the sewage from downtown Vancouver into an existing large interceptor near the crossing.

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Electric Projects Perfect Match for HDD
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Electric utilities were among the first to recognize the potential of horizontal directional drilling (HDD). Indeed, research at EPRI (Electrical Power Research Institute) contributed to technology leading to the development of the first compact directional drill designed specifically for utility work, and some of those first drill units to go in service were used to replace deteriorating electrical service lines.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Commonwealth Electric of the Midwest, (402) 474-1341, commonwealthelectric.com
Olsson Associates, (402) 474-6311,
oaconsulting.com
Vermeer Manufacturing, (888) 837-6337, vermeer.com

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Equipment Spotlight: HDD Rigs
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Equipment Spotlight: Tracking Systems
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Drilling Fluids Guide
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Just How Long Will corrugated HDPE
Pipe Last?
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As we move further into the 21st century, engineers are thinking more critically than ever about the long-term service life of products that are being used to build and repair the nation’s water, wastewater and storm sewer infrastructure.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Plastics Pipe Institute, (202) 462-9607,
plasticpipe.org.

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Fast Fusion Speeds Tennessee HDPE
Pipeline Project
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The New Year brought new challenges for the city of Waverly, TN, just west of Nashville.
Ordered to correct effluent discharge violations at its aerated lagoon treatment plant, Waverly officials considered three options to resolve their problem: add a tertiary treatment plant at the same discharge location, land application of the effluent, or construct a new discharge location via a force main pipeline into the Tennessee River.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
ISCO Industries, (800) 345-ISCO,
isco-pipe.com
McElroy Manufacturing, (918) 836-8611,
www.mcelroy.com

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Equipment Spotlight: HDPE Fusion/Fittings
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Folded Pipe, CIPP Gaining Popularity
In Pressure Pipe Applications
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Cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) and fold-and-form lining systems are used routinely to trenchlessly rehabilitate deteriorated gravity flow sewer pipes, and new product developments appear to be opening the way for using the technologies for pressure-pipe applications.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
CIPP Corporation, (888) 485-2477,
usa-cipp.com
Insituform, (800) 234-2992, insituform.com
Ultraliner, (256) 831-5515, ultraliner.com

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Rehab News
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Product Focus: Remote Inspection
Equipment
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