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Palo Alto Institutes Pro-Active Plan To Locate, Correct Crossbores
April 2012, Vol. 67 No. 4

As crossbores continue to cause concern and controversy across the United States, the city of Palo Alto, CA, is taking a pro-active approach to find gas lines that have penetrated sewer laterals during installation by horizontal directional drilling (HDD), and to correct the problem before a costly and dangerous accident can occur.

Unique Solution To Manhole Installations In Busy Chicago Intersections
April 2012, Vol. 67 No. 4

DiPaolo Construction, of Calumet City, IL, recently completed a $14 million underground utility project to install personnel access manhole structures over an existing combined storm/sanitary sewer line in the South Chicago community of Hegewisch.

Indy’s Water/Sewer Ownership Shift Proceeds Smoothly
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
March 2012, Vol. 67 No. 3

It’s been more than six months since operation and ownership of water and sanitary sewer services in Indianapolis transferred from the city to a non-profit charitable trust, but most residential and commercial customers likely have experienced no difference in the day-to-day operation of these services.

Wichita gets grant for storm sewer project
February 2012, Vol. 67 No. 2

EPA has awarded $123,000 to the city of Wichita, KS, for improvements to its storm sewer system. The project is expected to be completed by the fall of 2012.

U.S. Clean Water Act settlement in Chicago to reduce sewage overflows
February 2012, Vol. 67 No. 2

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the state of Illinois announced a Clean Water Act (CWA) settlement with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) to resolve claims that untreated sewer discharges were released into Chicago area waterways during flood and wet weather events.

Fingers Crossed: 15th Annual Municipal Survey
Robert Carpenter, Editor
February 2012, Vol. 67 No. 2

After several years of the Great Recession, America’s underground infrastructure – already stretched thin before the economic crash – is rapidly approaching crisis levels, say city respondents to the 15th Annual Underground Construction Municipal Sewer & Water Survey. However, a majority of the survey participants believe that their city’s financial woes bottomed out in 2011 and anticipate the beginning of a slow turnaround late in 2012.

Surviving An Exceptional Funding Drought
Robert Carpenter, Editor
February 2012, Vol. 67 No. 2

As last summer’s drought conditions wore on, I learned that there is a condition even worse than “extreme.” There is an “exceptional” drought category, which essentially means “pending devastation if you don’t get rain fast.” The impact of this drought, when finally broken, will be felt for years.

Conference of Mayors touts local government efforts to spur broadband
December 2011, Vol. 66 No. 12

The U.S. Conference of Mayors with other national associations has filed joint Reply Comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), stating that local wireless citing and right-of-way management and compensation practices are not delaying broadband deployment.

Design Approach, Inspection For Manhole Rehabilitation Technologies
Gerhard “Gerry” P. Muenchmeyer, P.E., NASSCO Technical Director
November 2011, Vol. 66 No. 11

The design of manhole coating and lining systems must take into consideration a number of conditions in the manhole, both as a whole and as individual components. When evaluating the nature of the coating or lining that will work best, a number of conditions should be defined.

Houston Approved For Wastewater Systems Upgrades
November 2011, Vol. 66 No. 11

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has approved a $49.9 million loan from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to the city of Houston (Harris County) to finance wastewater system improvements.

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