Polyethylene Pipe Plays Role in Wastewater Treatment Plant Renovation

March 20, 2013January 15, 2018 by Tyler Henning | Posted in Articles & Job Stories

The Town of Denton, Maryland installed a 400-foot-long high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe as part of needed wastewater treatment plant upgrade. The smooth-walled HDPE pipe is an important component in the treatment plant’s enhanced nutrient removal upgrade. Within the 54-inch diameter DR 32.5 pipeline, chlorine has adequate contact time with effluent to disinfect the town’s wastewater before being chemically de-chlorinated and released back into the environment. The environment is of key concern in the Chesapeake Bay …

Unique Slipline Project Solves Problematic Springfield Water Mains

March 7, 2013January 15, 2018 by Tyler Henning | Posted in Articles & Job Stories

Within eye shot of the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, a double-barreled pipeline runs underneath the Connecticut River. The paired pipelines are one of three water main crossings that pass under New England’s longest river to service the communities of Springfield, Ludlow, Agawam, Longmeadow, East Longmeadow and several others. Like much of America’s infrastructure, the key pipelines were aging and precarious until a 2011 sliplining operation gave the pipelines new life. Likely constructed …

Route 66 Community Turns to Polyethylene for Water Main Fix

March 6, 2013January 15, 2018 by Tyler Henning | Posted in Articles & Job Stories

A small Oklahoma town nestled on Route 66 recently replaced one of two key pipelines that bring potable water into the city. Sayre, home to approximately 4,000 residents, is served by two pipelines that bring water into the city. Those two lines come into the city by crossing the North Fork of the Red River under the protection of a bridge that carries traffic in and out of the community. One of those lines suspended …

Leading Community Putting in Smart Water Infrastructure

March 6, 2013January 15, 2018 by Tyler Henning | Posted in Articles & Job Stories

At the heart of Silicon Valley is Palo Alto, California — a community that is home to entrepreneurial companies and forward-thinking minds. Take a short drive and chances are you’ll happen upon Stanford University, Google, Apple, Hewlett-Packard and other iconic institutions of invention, progress and ingenuity. While Palo Alto has plenty of commercial appeal for residents, its best asset might be a city utility engineering department insistent on putting the best infrastructure systems in the …