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IBM, Xylem and the International City/County Managers Association join forces with Growing Blue
October 2012, Vol. 67 No. 10

Growing Blue announced that IBM, Xylem Inc. and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), represented by its Center for Sustainable Communities, have joined as new members of the Growing Blue network. The organizations will become part of Growing Blue's executive committee and will support its mission of raising awareness about water resource challenges and the need for thoughtful solutions.

Guidelines For Pipe Bursting Technology
Matt Timberlake, President, Ted Berry Trenchless Technologies Team LLC
October 2012, Vol. 67 No. 10

Pipe bursting is a trenchless replacement method in which an existing pipe is broken either by brittle fracture or by splitting, using an internal, mechanically applied force by a bursting tool. At the same time, a new pipe of the same or larger diameter is pulled in, replacing the existing pipe.

In Memoriam: Clovis Hester
October 2012, Vol. 67 No. 10

Following a lengthy illness, Clovis Hester, 83, passed away on July 27 in Drumright, OK.

Hanson Engineer Tapped For Concrete Pipe Design Course
October 2012, Vol. 67 No. 10

Sam A. Arnaout, P.E., senior vice president of engineering with Hanson Engineered Products, was among the four experts selected to lead University of Texas at Arlington’s new course on concrete pipe design.

North American Composites attains ISO 9001:2008 certification
October 2012, Vol. 67 No. 10

Jerry Davis, vice president of operations for North American Composites Company, a division of Interplastic Corporation, announced they have achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification for their 27 distribution facilities.

Gapinski Becomes President Of Snelson Companies
October 2012, Vol. 67 No. 10

Greg Gapinski has joined Snelson Companies Inc. as president. He has over 20 years of experience in the pipeline and energy industry.

Insituform Technologies awarded CIPP contract
October 2012, Vol. 67 No. 10

Insituform Technologies, a subsidiary of Aegion Corporation, has been awarded a $5 million contract from the city of Beverly Hills, CA, for the rehabilitation of over 135,000 feet of small-diameter sewer pipelines.

DC utility may bury lines
October 2012, Vol. 67 No. 10

After this summer’s severe storms, Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray is hoping to prevent even more widespread electricity outages by forming a task force that will recommend whether the city should bury its power lines.

Editor's Log: Growing Up Fiber
October 2012, Vol. 67 No. 10

It wasn’t that long ago that those involved in the fiber communications realm were considered dreamers. Shortly after the fiber back-bone build-out bust of 2000-2001, fiber trunk lines were everywhere but rarely utilized. The U.S. was awash in dark fiber systems, waiting for not just business, but individuals as well, to embrace fiber to the premises – at a high cost. Most consider that cost to connect fiber to homes and business as just too high and the return too low to make a working business model. It would take decades for fiber to become in vogue enough to justify lighting up the dark fiber, justify build-out costs and truly provide fiber to the premise.

SSO Abatement Program In Tonawanda, NY
October 2012, Vol. 67 No. 10

Anthony F. Caruana, supervisor, Town of Tonawanda, NY, is very proud of his community. “Our Town slogan, ‘A Great Place to Live, Work and Play’ is the guiding principle of our administration. Tonawanda is home to over 74,000 residents who take pride in our community, boast of the successes and achievements of our children, and believe we must be caretakers of our elders and stewards of our resources and environment,” he explained.

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