Ballinger, TX — Images of polyethylene pipe curving across the West Texas landscape while a massive ditcher carves a slice out of the parched earth might seem like just another construction story. In reality, however, the pipeline is part of a State of Emergency Relief Effort passed by the Governor of Texas to rescue the city of Ballinger from severe drought. A 14 mile, 10 inch, High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipeline is under construction that …
St. Petersburg — Anticipated shortfalls are uppermost in the minds of many water officials across the nation. While most are scratching their heads wondering what to do, one unruffled Water Utilities Manager is not shy about explaining how trenchless technologies, polyethylene pipe and a well orchestrated plan will not only conserve water, but save his city untold millions. Joe Towry, the Manager of the Water Systems Maintenance Division for the City of St. Petersburg Florida …
Toronto, Canada — The city of Toronto is taking advantage of a natural resource that until recently, has been overlooked as a source of energy… Cold water. Chilled water systems have already been used at a few locations including Cornell University and Hawaii to produce energy and cool buildings but Toronto’s Deep Lake Water Cooling (DLWC) project is the largest thus far and on schedule to be completed in 2004. The $180-million project has been …
“As long as there is clay and concrete pipe in the ground, it’s going to have to be replaced, and the best pipe to replace it with is polyethylene,” said Ron Pool, Superintendent of Jordan Contractors of Tecumseh Oklahoma. Pool is replacing 9,000 feet of a clay sewer line in Norman Oklahoma. The project is the fourth phase in the city’s efforts to rehabilitate failing infrastructure. Sand has infiltrated a line located in a new …