Get an inside look at how AMERICAN’s ductile iron pipe is made.
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Category: Water and Wastewater
In 1887, Labor Day was established, and it became a federal holiday in 1894. While Labor Day often signifies the end of summer and until recently the start of a new school year for students, the purpose of the day […]
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Located 25 miles north of Seattle, Everett, Washington, is home to more than 110,000 residents. Everett is also located along the Cascadia fault line, which makes the city more susceptible to a massive earthquake. When the time came to replace some of its aging water distribution lines, the city installed AMERICAN’s Earthquake Joint System.
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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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