In March 2021, the city of Fairfield, California’s Water Division was tasked with commissioning a new 36-inch Cross Town Transmission Line (CTTL). The CTTL will enhance the already robust distribution system and better serve the water needs of the Water Division’s 33,000 customers. This new CTTL, however, will change the dynamics of the city’s current distribution system.
Read More![The San Juan River Project involved the installation of 52 kilometers [170,560 feet] of 16-inch and 20-inch AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe with zinc coating and a pigmented asphalt. Concrete thrusts were installed to anchor the pipe along the entire aqueduct.](https://american-usa.com/news/wp-content/uploads/PotosiBolivia-TWOPHOTOS-300x146.jpg)
More than 20 years ago, Potosí, Bolivia, embarked on a massive project to bring much-needed water to residents after the area experienced drought on and off for 80 years. The San Juan River Project involved the installation of 170,560 feet of 16-inch and 20-inch AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe.
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See an animation of our new spiral-welded steel pipe facility in Paris, Texas, and learn more about how AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe is being used in various projects across the U.S.
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Congratulations to AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe/AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe Sales Engineer Wyatt Robinson on being appointed to the American Water Works Association’s Young Professionals Committee. Robinson’s three-year term will begin July 1, 2021.
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AMERICAN’s ductile iron pipe in diameters from 4 to 64 inches is proudly made at our company’s headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama. Since 1905, we’ve been making products essential to our nation’s water infrastructure and in turn, our nation’s public health and safety.
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Ethan Kinnaird and Abby Scott each received a $2,000 scholarship through the Manufacturing Standardization Society’s (MSS) Tom Hannafin Scholarship Fund in 2021.
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Four months may sound like a generous amount of time to replace 2,200 feet of water pipe in an urban setting but doing so in the middle of a Colorado winter – while coordinating two crews working a mile apart – is quite a feat.
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By using the AFC SEMPER RPM, the Lowcountry Regional Water System has been able to resolve low pressure complaints for an industrial user, monitor system-wide pressure and discover water hammer issues – all in about six months. “I can only imagine what we’ll find when we move the units around more and expand its usage,” said Engineer Kari Foy.
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Congratulations to AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe and AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe Sales Engineer Zach Miller on his recent appointment as vice chair of the Young Professionals Committee of the New York Section of the American Water Works Association. The Young Professionals […]
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AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe and AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe Regional Sales Manager Jeff Blakely was recently appointed to the American Water Works Association’s Manufacturers and Associates Council (MAC). His three-year term begins in June 2021. MAC represents AWWA members in the […]
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