Saint Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS) currently serves more than 430,000 customers spread over 122 square miles. It maintains over 1,200 miles of water main, much of which was installed in the early-to-mid-20th century.
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The American Water Works Association’s 2019 Annual Conference and Exposition focuses on “Innovating the Future of Water,” and AMERICAN is proud to partner with utilities in building our water infrastructure. Yesterday, today and tomorrow we are committed to innovation and meeting the growing water needs of our customers and communities.
Read MoreListen for AMERICAN waterworks experts Derek Scott (AMERICAN Flow Control) and Maury Gaston (AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe and AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe) on Water Talk at WEFTEC 2018 in New Orleans in October. The show kicked off broadcast coverage of the […]
Read MoreBy Maury D. Gaston, chairman of the Alabama and Steel Council Last week was National Drinking Water Week and this week is National Infrastructure week. Both are set aside to highlight the essential role of drinking water and the nation’s […]
Read MoreAMERICAN Flow Control, the valve and hydrant division of AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company, has announced the formation of AMERICAN Innovation, LLC, a company dedicated to research and development. The company intends to construct a facility, the AMERICAN Flow Control Center for Innovative Excellence, in Crawfordsville, Indiana, beginning this summer.
Read MoreSpecification Rubber Products in Alabaster, Alabama, has been named one of Alabama’s Safest Manufacturers by Business Alabama magazine and was among this year’s finalists for Manufacturer of the Year.
Read MoreEarlier this year, Maury D. Gaston presented at the 2019 NACE Corrosion Conference on Metallized Arc-Sprayed Zinc Coated Ductile Iron Pipe.
Read MoreSix million gallons of water per day (MGD) sounds like a lot of water, and it is, but it wasn’t enough to meet Limestone County’s projected demands for drinking water. Around 1,000 customers were being added each year, and a number of inquiries had been made about increased industrial development.
Read MoreIn 1969, in a move to expand service to the waterworks industry, AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company purchased the iron valve and hydrant facilities of Darling Valve and Manufacturing Company in Pennsylvania. This set the stage for a long and celebrated relationship between two companies – one in Birmingham and the other in Beaumont.
Read MoreWorld Water Day is March 22. This is a day to recognize the essential role of water in our lives including health, energy, agriculture, industry and business. Where would we be without clean water? How have our state and our local industries in Alabama contributed to safe and clean water?
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