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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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.
Read MoreAll 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 […]
Read MoreAMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company is featured in the January 2014 issue of Trenchless Technology. The article looks at the company’s history and use of AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe in trenchless installations.
Read MoreCustomers, contractors, engineers and project managers now have on-the-go access to information on AMERICAN Flow Control (AFC) products with the introduction of the AFC Valve and Hydrant Digital Manual. The digital manual can be viewed on any laptop or mobile […]
Read MoreAMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company recently unveiled its new online News Center, designed to be media’s and customers’ go-to source for the latest in industry trends, product development and manufacturing news, and how AMERICAN’s products are solving customers’ tough challenges.
Read MoreTogether, AMERICAN Flow Control and AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe are providing a complete package of valves, hydrants and pipe for a new waterline to serve the eastern Pennsylvania communities of North Wales and Chalfont Borough. The new waterline will provide a secondary water supply for both the North Wales Water Authority (NWWA) and neighboring North Penn Water Authority from the NWWA’s Forest Park Treatment Plant located in Chalfont Borough, Bucks County.
Read MoreOn January 4, 2011, the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act was signed into federal law. It will go into effect January 4, 2014. In general, the federal law does not apply to the gate valves and fire hydrants manufactured by AMERICAN Flow Control. However, as of January 1, 2013, all resilient wedge gate valves and check valves manufactured by AMERICAN Flow Control meet the requirements of the new legislation.
Read MoreChristopher Glassing, territory manager for AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company, was recently awarded the Minnesota Section of the American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) Volunteer of the Year Award.
Read MoreRosemary Burbulis Smud, a sales engineer with AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe, has announced her candidacy for presidency of the American Water Works Association (AWWA), the largest nonprofit scientific and educational association dedicated to managing and treating water.
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