Question: How do you design a water-delivery pipeline for an area that has averaged nearly one earthquake per week during the past year? Answer: Very carefully. Most agree that Oregon, with its breathtaking mountains and rugged coastline, is a scenic […]
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A 30-inch diameter 160-year-old cast iron pipe was recently excavated and retired from gas service in Chicago, Illinois. Installed in 1859, this pipeline provided Chicago’s residents, fewer than 112,000 at the time, with reliable lighting at night. As the years […]
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Today’s Interstate Inspired during Century-Old Military Convoy By Maury D. Gaston, Chairman, Alabama Iron & Steel Council This is the centennial anniversary of an historic trip that changed the American economy. In a test of military mobility, a cross-country 80-vehicle […]
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When the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal opens in North Charleston in 2021, container traffic traveling to and from it will use the new Port Access Road, a direct route from I-26 that will reduce the need for commercial trucks to use local roads.
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The long holiday weekend was filled with news about seismic activity in California and Nevada. An original jolt on Thursday was followed by thousands of aftershocks and an even stronger 7.1 quake on Saturday, and tremblers are expected to continue for days.
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Ronnie Browning was recently named Supply Chain Management Director at AMERICAN. In his role, Browning will oversee domestic and global purchases, contracts, warehousing, and material and inventory control.
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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.
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Listen 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 […]
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Jim Frost, director of Quality Systems and Compliance at AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company, was elected to the American Foundry Society (AFS) Executive Committee.
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