This is a story about three cities in North Carolina: Albemarle, Concord and Kannapolis. Albemarle, 40 miles east of Charlotte, had excess capacity in its water system and needed new customers to defray costs. Concord and Kannapolis, within shouting distance of Albemarle, needed a new source of supply but were stymied by the cost of enhancing their systems independently.
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The Karegnondi Water Authority (KWA) pipeline project in Flint, Michigan, was recently named the Midwest “deal of the year,” by a publication covering the municipal bond industry. The award is designed to recognize innovation in finance.
Read MoreOwners and engineers now have access to four online tools for designing and specifying ductile iron pipe. The Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association (DIPRA) recently introduced its online calculators to help determine thrust restraint design, hydraulic analysis, thickness design and […]
Read MoreAMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe Senior Sales Engineer Charles Marsh was recently appointed to Auburn University’s Civil Engineering Alumni Advisory Board.
Read MoreWork is roughly 50 percent complete on a $30-million-plus upgrade of what is considered the most dangerous stretch of road in Augusta, Georgia. The 30-month project is aimed at making a five-mile portion of Highway 56 safer and more secure for motorists.
Read MoreOut of sight, the country’s underground water infrastructure is aging and failing. In this radio interview, AMERICAN’s Derek Scott and Maury Gaston talk about the problem.
Read MoreNew Kensington and AMERICAN Flow Control (AFC) have a history that dates back more than 65 years. Of the system’s 1,085 hydrants, about 99 percent are AFC.
Read MoreThis article also appeared in American City & County. Read the article here. If you think Hurricane Katrina was the first time New Orleans suffered major flood damage, think again. Flooding has been as much a part of New Orleans’ […]
Read MoreLeann Barr, retired director of Human Resources at AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company, recently received the 2014 Eskew Legacy Award from the Blue Ridge Conference on Leadership Board of Directors.
Read MoreAlabama Public Television (APT) recently aired a new, six-part PBS series examining the ideas, people and innovations that have been instrumental in creating modern society. The series, “How We Got to Now With Steven Johnson,” premiered on APT Oct. 15, 2014. […]
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