NTA Continues Aggressive Trenchless
Education Activities
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The Northeast Trenchless Association (NTA) concluded a busy and productive 2007 at its annual meeting in January in Framingham, MA. Members braved a blizzard to participate for two days of meetings, educational sessions, learning about new products and networking.

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Convention Review: PCCA Continues Strong Growth Cycle
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Sunny Los Cabos, Mexico was the site of the 2008 Power & Communication Contractors Association annual convention. The Fiesta Americana Grand Hotel hosted almost 250 contractors, spouses and guests of the
association.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Power & Communication Contractors Association,
(800) 542-7222,
pccaweb.org

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Convention Preview: The ‘Boom’ Is On
For PLCAC
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At the end of 2007, the outgoing president of the Pipe Line Contractors Association of Canada (PLCAC) described the association as being in “great” shape and anticipates that pipeline contractor members can look forward to several years of solid growth.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Pipe Line Contractors Association Of Canada: www.pipeline.ca

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Fluids Control Has Evolved To Match
HDD Market Needs
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Properly-used drilling fluids are a key element in the success of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) projects. To maximize fluid benefits, it is necessary to properly mix additives suited to soil conditions and maintain flow during operations.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
American Augers (Astec Underground), (800) 527-6020, astecunderground.com
M-I Swaco, (832) 295-2652,
miswaco.com
Mud Technology Int’l, (903) 675-3240,
mud-tech.com
Tri-Flo Int’l, (936) 856-8551,
triflo.com

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PVC, HDD Team Up To Meet
Water Line Challenge
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The village of Lithopolis is a small, historic suburb of Columbus, OH, with a population of 1,200 but lives up to its name. Derived from Greek words, Lithopolis roughly translates to “stone city,” referring to the solid layers of sandstone and limestone that lie beneath the village.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Consulting engineer:
Strand Associates Inc., (614) 835-0460, strand.com
Utility contractor:
Kirk Directional Boring & Excavating, (614) 444-4008, kirkexcavating.com
PVC pipe/joints:
CertainTeed, (866) CT4-PIPE,
certainteed.com
Directional drilling equipment:
Vermeer Manufacturing, (888) 837-6337, vermeer.com
Air hammer:
Hammerhead (Earth Tool Corp.), (800) 331-6653, hammerheadmole.com

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Boring Las Vegas: Team Fishel Installs 12,000 Feet Of Fiber In Harsh Rock Conditions Under Vegas Streets
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Doing any kind of road work in downtown Las Vegas is going to take some planning, but installing 4,500 feet of fiber-optic cable in the middle of the city is going to require weeks of painstaking coordination. This was the case for Brian Dunlevy and his crew at Team Fishel in Las Vegas.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contractor: Team Fishel, (800) 347-4351,
teamfishel.com
HDD equipment: Vermeer Manufacturing, (888) 837-6337, vermeer.com
Drilling fluids: Baroid Industrial Drilling Products,
(877) 379-7412, baroididp.com

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Downhole Directional Drilling Tools
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Drilling Fluids/Polymers
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Mud Mixing Systems
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Difficult Slipline Necessitated
Innovative Solutions
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The $8.9 million Henrico County, VA, Fourmile Creek Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation Project Contract No. 1 involved sliplining 4,000 feet of 84-inch deteriorated concrete sanitary gravity sewer pipe with 72-inch
fiberglass pipe.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Future Pipe Industries, (281) 847-2987, www.futurepipe.com/usa

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Product Focus: Sliplining
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HDD, DIP Meet Tennessee Project Needs
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The viability of installing ductile iron pipe by horizontal directional drilling (HDD) helped place segments of a Ripley, TN, wastewater system through environmentally-sensitive areas where open-cut construction was not allowed.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Garney Construction, (816) 741-4600,
garney.com
American Ductile Iron Pipe, (800) 442-ADIP (2347), acipco.com
American Augers (Astec Underground) (800) 527-6020, astecunderground.com
NUCO, (318) 396-2244
J.R. Wauford & Co., (865) 984-9638,
jrwauford.com

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WaterWorks News
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UCT Review: Busy Times At UCT 2008
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The Underground Construction Technology International Conference & Exhibition (UCT) held in Atlanta ended its three-day run on the last day of January with attendees and exhibitors agreeing the event was a success.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
UCT: Karen Francis, (281) 558-6930 ext. 222, kfrancis@oildom.com

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‘Best Ever’ RehabZone® Wows Attendees
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The RehabZone® has become an integral segment of the annual Underground Construction Technology International Conference & Exhibition (UCT), a generic, no-selling “show within a show” on the UCT exhibit floor with displays covering the increasingly-broad range of rehabilitation technologies for sewer and water systems.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
RehabZone: NASSCO, (410) 486-3500,
www.nassco.org

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UCT Introduces Cutting Edge Products
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Public/Private MVP Winners Honored In Atlanta
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Stephen Allbee is a leading spokesman in the continuing national dialogue concerning challenges associated with sustaining water and sewer infrastructures. He has served with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for 28 years and currently is project director of the agency’s Gap Analysis Program, a national policy review of spending and investment requirements for water and wastewater systems.