News & Project Profiles

A Midwest contractor completed a demanding deep shaft sanitary sewer upgrade using three-pass guided boring for the City of Fort Dodge, Iowa, to resolve infrastructure overloads, which led to a record no-dig installation.

A relief sewer in an urban area with mature trees presents many challenges. St. Clair Shores, MI eventually selected the Pilot Tube Method as the right, economical and ecological approach.

National Clay Pipe Institute Marks 100th Anniversary Amidst Resurgence

Would you specify a sanitary sewer pipe that will rust, corrode, shrink, elongate, bend, deflect, erode, oxidize or deteriorate over time?

New Castle County, DE, has taken a proactive approach to its sewer maintenance needs over the last 30 years in order to provide better service to its 400,000 population and reduce the frequency and severity of its sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs).

With more than 5 billion feet of VCP installed in municipalities around the U.S. over the last 200-years, the industry has many reasons for a positive outlook.

In the city of Tyler, Texas, a recently completed sanitary sewer project illustrates the water utility’s desire for both quality and value.

Phoenix, Arizona, has experienced tremendous population growth over the years, which has taxed its collection system. Increased sewer flows from growth required larger diameter pipes to replace the smaller sizes to adequately accommodate these flows.

When sliplining projects are planned, clay pipe doesn’t come up on the radar of design engineers. When sliplining projects are planned, clay pipe doesn’t come up on the radar of design engineers. Municipalities and engineers look to other pipe, such as fusible PVC and HDPE, to serve as the product pipe and can view clay pipe as an archaic choice.

In Portland, OR, the past reveals the best way forward for a 2,000-mile sewer system. By 1883, the City had installed 15 miles of terra cotta pipe ranging in diameter from 9 to 18 inches.