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The article reports on the acquisition of The HDD Co. by trenchless services provider The Crossing Co. in Canada. It mentions that the move gives Crossing immediate access to huge volumes of pipeline projects. It affirms that combine group now operates a fleet of pipe ramming and tunneling equipment as well as 14 large HDD rigs.

The article reports that Great Britain National Underground Assets Group (NUAG) will present its most up to date findings on underground assets at an Institution of Civil Engineers conference. It informs that there are around 22,000km of major accident hazard pipeline in Great Britain and an estimated 4M holes being dug annually by utility companies, which could lead to considerable major third party damage.

The article offers information on the water system project designed by Putnam Co. in West Virginia. The project, which was offered by the Putnam Public Service District, addressed on the water piping in the city. An overview of the city project as well as the contact number of the company is also provided.

The article evaluates the SeekTech SR-60 pipe locator from RIDGID.

The article provides an answer to a question regarding welding and repairing underground piping.

The article deals with the role of Paasch, a bore specialist from Damendorf, Germany, in the efforts of Kühlungsborn, a German holiday resort on the Baltic Sea, to abstract seawater into mineral baths for tourists. It relates the pipe installation to allow the withdrawal of seawater for the mineral baths. Information is provided on the stability of the borehole.

The article reports on the underground crude oil pipeline agreement which appointed Tyco Thermal Controls LLC to supply Cairn Energy PLC of India with a skin effect heat-tracing system worth of $14 million in Great Britain. Tyco Thermal states that the system will be the longest of its kind in the world and will also mark the largest single product order they ever received. Under the contract, the firm is entitled to design, supply and provide field quality assurance for the project.

The article reports that Australia-based CLM Trenchless has acquired a licence to sell Copon Hycote 169HB, an in situ spray lining developed by British coatings company 3M E. Wood. Hycote is a rapid-setting high-build polymeric lining system which confer the structural properties to water mains. It also used to rehabilitate the pipelines, and is applicable to previously coated or repaired pipes.

The article provides information on the construction of the oil pipeline project of TransCanada, which if approved, will begin on 2010. This project is part of a proposed $7 billion project which will run through eastern Nebraska to Illinois and Oklahoma. The 1,980-mile pipeline will be buried four feet underground and will be connected to the Keystone pipeline in Alberta.

The article deals with a prototype of a national Internet-based geospatial database of underground pipes being developed by a group of faculty and researchers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia. The project is funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. National Science Foundation. According to a Virginia Tech press release, the Internet prototype database will be developed based on underground water and wastewater-pipe information provided by three of the 17 cities that are collaborating with project leader Sunil Sinha and the Center for Geospatial Information Technology.

The article reports on the new legislation signed by Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle that changes the way propane companies work. The legislation creates a communication system for underground gas lines. According to the article, suppliers and construction companies must follow new rules when dealing with propane. Furthermore, suppliers have to provide a hotline with locations of propane tanks and pipes.

The article reports on the creation of a prototype of a national Internet-based geospatial database of underground water pipes by a group of Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University faculty and researchers. Sunil Sinha, project leader asserts that monitoring and maintaining underground pipes is difficult, but a standardized Web-based geospatial database of existing infrastructure information would help water utility companies and municipalities.

The article provides information about the launching of the Inspector Training and Certification Program (ITCP) by the National Association of Sewer Service Cos. in the U.S. The program offers teachings from field construction professionals like consulting and municipal engineers and contractors who have broad learning and tools in understanding and inspecting trenchless pipeline renewal technologies. It cites six different areas that are covered in the two-day classroom session.

The article evaluates the HammerHead PortaBurst Lightning lateral pipe bursting system from Earth Tool Co. LLC.

A correction to the picture caption in an article on pipe inspection services that was published in the December 2007 issue of "Cleaner" is presented.

The article reports on a system that can estimate failures in underground pipeline networks in a range of materials, developed by researchers at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. The model can also be extrapolated to estimate failure rates across a pipe network and is not solely confined to use in water or sewerage pipeline systems.

The article reports on plans to build new sewage lines at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. The increasing number of family homes and staffs' housing at Mount Rushmore raised concern about plan to build a new sewage lift station at the base of the 5,700-foot mountain. Mainline Contracting Inc. initiated a project that involves constructing a 3,000-foot-long sewage line.

The article presents information on monitoring of field pipewall deposition with a new non-intrusive device. A new device for the detection of deposits, which build up at the wall of pipelines and flowlines during production underwent recent industrial development by Cybernétix and IFP Inc. The system for detecting deposits is based on a simple thermal principle, in which a defined quantity of heat is injected for a short time, using a heat source, while a sensor records the thermal responses. Two devices were installed on the pipeline, near the wellhead. The deposit detection system is planned as a turnkey system, comprising a sensor-clamp package and the associated monitoring computer, running the acquisition software and the IFP thickness-calculation model. The measurement data acquired by both deposit detectors was processed in real time by a computerized method to give the deposit thicknesses. The method is derived from the modeling of heat transfers in the pipeline wall and fluid, in various conditions.

The article presents information related to worldwide consumption of water and its effects. Like air, water traditionally is part of the Commons. Naturally occurring worldwide, it is essential to all humans and must be available to all as a matter of moral right. Water, moreover, has for centuries been sacred to many religious beliefs. All the water on the earth today has been here since the formation of the planet. The earth has a finite quantity of water, and practically speaking, humankind is unable to create more. Most of the earth's water is unavailable, being frozen, salty, or in the atmosphere. Less than one percent of the water on the planet is available to sustain all the life forms that depend on fresh water. Moreover, contamination can diminish the available fresh water supply. Public access to water wherever it was found diminished with high-volume extraction and diversion, coupled with long-distance transportation via pipelines and vessels. Today, the corporatization of water supply and distribution threatens the availability of potable water because, among other ills, it leads to the extraction of water in excess of natural recharge and to the removal of significant quantities from a watershed.

Reports that the southwest of China's oil product pipeline, an oil product pipeline with the largest transmitting capacity, has completed and has conducted its wet commissioning. Total investment of the pipeline; Expected date to complete the whole project; Connection of the pipeline with Delta Oil Co.'s product pipeline to form the first trans-provincial oil product pipeline in China.

Reports that the Shenzhen section of the Zhujiang, China Delta Oil Co. has started the construction of the oil product pipeline on September 30, 2004 which is ahead of its schedule. Investment made by Sinopec to the oil product pipeline project to connect three locations of petrochemicals resources with consumption pipeline networks; Total investment of the project; Amount invested in the Shenzhen section of the pipeline.

The article presents information on some building projects in North Dakota. Projects include construction of sewage, underground piping, water tanks, etc. in government and other buildings.

Reports on China's plan to build an underground natural gas pipeline to link its western region with the eastern areas. Cost of the project.

New York City's 103-mile, 110-year-old grid of underground steam pipes is far more hazardous than its streets. To help maintenance company Consolidated Edison Co. repair these mains less invasively, City-based Honeybee Robotics Ltd. is building a semi-autonomous robot to inspect joints, mill new grooves, and re-weld pipe flanges from inside those same pipes. Honeybee's 8-ft, 700-pound Welding and Steam Operations Robot (WISOR) has a milling section in front, with a 360 degree, 6-in. extendable milling tool, and a welding section in back. These are connected by U-joints to a center indexing system that cooperates with retractable legs of WISOR to take the robot along inside the pipe.

Focuses on the challenges faced with the installation of a casing for underground pipe lines on Liberty Island, New York. Problem with visitors; Archeological concerns on the island; Use of a directional drill and an industrial vacuum in the installation.

Reports on application of trenchless technology in the installation of pipes along the Tama Memorial Park in Tokyo, Japan. Contractors; Project highlights; Use of horizontal directional drilling in the project; Suppliers.

Cites rules proposed by the US Department of Transportation calling on underground pipeline owners and contractors in the country to participate in `one-call' notification systems before they can begin work on their projects. Effectivity date of the one-call rule; Possibility that the US Congress may introduce changes to the rule.

Reports on the application of a trenchless `in situ' technology to repair damaged storm sewer lines in Mankato, Minn. Funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency; Underground video as proof that the flood caused the pipeline damage; Complications of repairing the damage; `Cured-in-place-pipe' process; 50-year design life for laminated nonwoven polyester pipe material; Description of the repair process.

Reports on the ruling of a federal district court in Houston, Texas regarding a patent infringement claim filed by Insituform Technologies Inc. (IT) against several construction firms for the IT's cured-in-place technology. Court's upholding of the patent infringement claim; Use of IT's technology to repair underground pipe without excavation; Arguments of the companies being sued.

Highlights a method which was introduced to detect the presence and location of underground piping uses acoustic devices, to send signals along the pipes. Brief information on sound signals; Reference to signal generating devices; Reason the method was designed; Production of maps of buried pipes.

Discusses Insituform Southwest's process of repairing underground pipes with no trenching. Method of operation.

Reports on the use of waxes to rehabilitate underground pipelines in the United States. Growth of interest in the patented ThermoSeal process; Market potential for ThermoSeal waxes; Subjection of current methods of fixing pipes to Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements; Limitations of the dig-and-replace and lining methods for pipeline rehabilitation.

Reports on the installation of Drainage System's Stanton ductile iron pipework in the London Underground Jubilee Line Extension in London, England.

Reports on United States-based Horizon Offshore's signing of a letter of intent to collaborate with El Paso Offshore Gathering and Transmission Co. for a pipeline project under the Gulf of Mexico.

Reports on Sdel-Vatan's installation of underground pipes in France as part of a high tension cable contract. Use of a Grundohit 40 steerable boring system manufactured by Tracto-Technik; Drilling considerations.