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Future Role Of Natural Gas And Shale Revolution Dominate At P&GJ’s 2010 Pipeline Opportunities Conference
Rita Tubb, Managing Editor
June 2010 Vol. 65 No. 6

Pipeline & Gas Journal, in partnership with the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), presented its sixth annual Pipeline Opportunities Conference on March 31 in Houston. Jeff Share, conference founder and organizer, said the single-day event drew more than 500 attendees at the George R. Brown Convention Center for the third consecutive year, attesting to the intense interest in the pipeline industry.

New EPA Regulations Will Require Machine Reconfiguring, Add Cost
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
June 2010 Vol. 65 No. 6

In less than six months, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Interim Tier 4 emission standards will go into effect for many types of off-road diesel powered equipment used in underground construction, and equipment owners and operators are devoting increasing attention to the changes they will bring.

APCA Holds 39th Annual Convention
May 2010 Vol. 65 No. 5

A record registration of 200 attendees marked the American Pipeline Contractors Association’s 39th Annual Convention at the El San Juan Hotel & Casino in San Juan, PR. This was on top of a record attendance at the 2009 meeting in Scottsdale.

PCCA Hosts Large Crowd For Disney Convention
May 2010 Vol. 65 No. 5

A near-record crowd of 350 attended the Power & Communication Contractors Association annual convention at the Contemporary Resort, on the grounds of Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL, March 20 – 23. That number included 20 new members and 40 first-time attendees.

Challenges Of Overlapping Construction On 3 Major Pipeline Projects
May 2010 Vol. 65 No. 5

In 2009, Michels Pipeline Construction, a division of Brownsville, WI-based Michels Corp., was involved in construction of portions of three major North American pipeline projects: TransCanada’s 2,148-mile Keystone Pipeline, Kinder Morgan’s 1,679-mile Rockies Express Pipeline and Enbridge Energy’s 1,000-mile Alberta Clipper Pipeline.

Reducing Stormwater Runoff Impacts
Aaron Eder, P.E., Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
May 2010 Vol. 65 No. 5

Despite all it has to offer as a nature park, a large portion of Powell Butte in Portland, OR, slopes toward Meadowland Mobile Home Park (MMHP), a community of approximately 200 residents. Since it was developed in 1988, MMHP has historically experienced flooding and saturated ground conditions each winter during severe storm events. The relatively impermeable soils and high local groundwater conditions exacerbate the problem.

LMK Introduces Versatile Robot To North America
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
May 2010 Vol. 65 No. 5

LMK Technologies has introduced to the North American market a new robotic camera/cutter system for rehabilitating sanitary sewer laterals. The German-made Schwalm robotic systems, widely used in Europe and Asia, are available now from LMK Technologies, said Larry Kiest, chief executive officer and president of LMK.

Cool Crossings
May 2010 Vol. 65 No. 5

With typical daily temperatures barely topping 5 degrees Fahrenheit, winters in Calgary, Alberta, can easily hinder trenchless operations. Liquids in machinery can freeze solid, while expanding groundwater can potentially warp rails and other equipment in launch pits.

Aurora Prairie Waters Project Nears Completion
May 2010 Vol. 65 No. 5

Workers placed the last piece of the Aurora Prairie Waters Project supply pipe on Thursday, February 11, 2010, nearly two years after pipeline construction began. The Prairie Waters Project will help drought-harden the city of Aurora, CO, beginning in 2011.

Ditch Witch Acquires HammerHead
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
May 2010 Vol. 65 No. 5

In a transaction that surprised most of the underground construction industry, the Earth Tool Co. and its HammerHead product line was acquired by The Charles Machine Works Inc., manufacturer of Ditch Witch equipment.

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