Pasco County Utilities has made headlines in the waterworks industry as a pioneer in the application of horizontal directional drilling (HDD). HDD is a technique in which pipe joints are assembled above ground and then pulled through a hole drilled under natural and manmade obstacles. HDD allows for environmentally friendly pipe installations under wetlands, rivers, creeks, highways, railroad tracks, buildings and other obstacles.
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AMERICAN showcased its products and services to more than 11,000 water industry professionals who fund, design, build and operate water systems at ACE14 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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It took just over one minute for the SADM San Miguel Team to tap into a piece of AMERICAN ductile iron pipe and win top honors at this year’s National Pipe Tapping Competition.
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Castle Rock, Colorado, is a town on the cutting edge of managing its water, wastewater and storm water system assets with the help of the Hydrant and Valve Inspector from AMERICAN Flow Control (AFC) and Trimble Navigation.
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At the American Water Works Association’s 2014 Conference and Exhibition, AMERICAN Flow Control Territory Manager Rick Ratcliffe received the John Lechner Award of Excellence. Also, AFC’s “Revolutionary Flow Control” ad received Journal AWWA’s Silver Award for Excellence.
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Legislation to help lower the cost of repairing our nation’s water and wastewater infrastructure was signed into law by the president June 10, 2014.
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AMERICAN Flow Control has been working with the EPA to obtain clarification of the EPA’s March 20, 2014 guidance document outlining water systems’ compliance with the American Iron and Steel (AIS) provision cited in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014.
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The study looked at energy consumption and annual operating costs of Huntsville Utilities, Huntsville, Ala., for 2012 and found a modeled annual cost savings of $666,999 based on ductile iron’s increased efficiency. These savings translate to 7,110,105 fewer kilowatt-hours to operate the system than if another pipe material was used.
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All pressure pipe installed within the city of St. Cloud, Minnesota, will now be SMaRT certified, a designation given to products that use recycled materials, provide energy savings and are environmentally safe. Ductile iron pipe is the only pressure pipe […]
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AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company Founder John J. Eagan recently made Weld for Birmingham’s list of 50 most influential people in Birmingham’s history.
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