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Cambridge explores new territories for expanding infrastructure life

Thu, 24 November 2011 The City of Cambridge, which is located in Ontario, Canada, is utilising Trenchless Technology to expand the life of its infrastructure.

Tenders called in Ireland and India

Tue, 22 November 2011 Tenders have been announced for general construction work for pipelines in Dublin, Ireland and rehabilitation work in Bangladesh, India.

Assessing the risk: Web-GIS based risk management of water and wastewater pipeline failures

Advanced pipeline risk management is contingent on accurately locating the buried pipelines, the environment and also the physical condition of the pipelines. A web-GIS based state-of-the-art platform provides a robust way to assess the risk associated with the failure of water and wastewater pipelines.

Consortium to acquire UK water utility

Fri, 26 August 2011 A consortium led by Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited (CKI) has formed a company named UK Water in order to acquire Northumbrian Water Group in the United Kingdom.

St Louis cleans up its Water Act

Tue, 16 August 2011 The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, located in Missouri, United States, will make extensive improvements to its sewer systems and treatment plants to eliminate illegal overflows of untreated raw sewage and to reduce pollution levels in urban rivers and streams.

More capabilities for wet infrastructure modelling

Wed, 1 June 2011 Innovyze is hoping its enhanced CapPlan Sewer asset management capabilities will improve wet infrastructure modelling and management application.

Designing to manage risk

There are many things to consider when designing a new project as risk is inherent when it comes to underground construction; this includes using Trenchless Technology methods. Here Dennis Doherty explains some of these risks and how to work with the contractor and owner to manage them.

I have my pipe and manhole condition data: now what?

To effectively manage collection system assets, utilities must collect condition data, analyse the data and make decisions on what to do with each asset based on this information. The following article describes analysis of manhole and pipeline data to develop actionable items for each asset using a risk-based approach.

Under Berlin – the centre of trenchless construction

The German capital Berlin, the largest German city in size and population, also assumes the position of a capital within the field of trenchless construction. Since 1982, trenchless construction has stood as an environmentally friendly and cost-efficient alternative in the installation and renovation of underground services.

Turkish municipalities interested in Trenchless Technology

Joint events between TSITT (Turkish Society for Infrastructure and Trenchless Technology) and Turkish municipalities are rapidly increasing in the area of Trenchless Technology. TSITT signed an agreement with MBB (Union of Municipalities of the Marmara Region) on 5 August 2010, which emphasises collaboration between the two organisations for increased use of Trenchless Technology in Turkey.

Oman enlists water management specialists

Thu, 3 March 2011 Malcolm Pirnie, the water division of ARCADIS, has been selected to support Veolia Water to manage the water sector in Oman, an Arab country in southwest Asia.

Under Singapore

Singapore is a regional transcenter of excellence for water and wastewater management. Many successful rehabilitation and installation projects have been achieved through the use of Trenchless Technology.

Thames goes virtual

Wed, 22 September 2010 Thames Water has launched an online map to give an overview of their £5 billion planned work to upgrade its ageing water pipes, sewers and other facilities over the next five years.

Infrastructure in the bank

Mon, 20 September 2010 The US equipment manufacturing industry has welcomed President Barack Obama’s idea of creating a national infrastructure bank.

Major acquisition for international technology company

Tue, 3 August 2010 Pure Technologies, a leader in inspection technology for large diameter pre-stressed concrete cylinder pipelines, recently announced an agreement to acquire Pressure Pipe Inspection Company.

I love trenchless technology!

Mon, 1 March 2010 The Trenchless International team loves Trenchless Technology – do you? Here at Trenchless International we have a special affection for the trenchless industry all around the world. We are not just a magazine about the industry – we are a part of your industry.

TRB funds utility detection research

Mon, 22 February 2010 The US Transportation Research Board of the National Academies is providing $US1.6 million funding to go towards research to improve the detection of the position of underground utilities.

British floods strengthen the case for asset management

Fri, 5 February 2010 The United Kingdom Environment Agency has released a report identifying a need to upgrade asset management processes around the country following damages totalling £4 billion caused by excessive flooding in 2007.

Sewer rehab a priority for Bahrain

Thu, 4 February 2010 Rehabilitating crumbling sewer mains will be a priority for the Bahrain Works Ministry as it strives to realise the country’s Economic Vision 2030.

Drawings help city officials get the asset management picture

Thu, 26 November 2009 MWH is currently processing thousands of storm drain drawings into a geographic information system to better monitor asset management in San Diego, California, US.

Country focus: Sri Lanka

Fri, 23 October 2009 The Sri Lankan Government has been approved funding from the Asian Development Bank to undertake extensive sewer rehabilitation using Trenchless Technology in the Greater Colombo region, located on the country’s western coast.

Approval needed before JICA can continue with Kerala Water Supply Project

Fri, 16 October 2009 After having successfully installed pipelines under two railways in the southern Indian state of Kerala, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is now awaiting approval to carry out work at RMS, Trivandrum Central using pipe jacking.

Treasure Island sewer relining work begins

Tue, 22 September 2009 The City of Treasure Island, located in Florida, United States, has begun rehabilitation works on its ageing sewer system to seal cracks and groundwater leaks using pipe relining techniques.

Naperville Sewer Rehabilitation begins

Mon, 21 September 2009 The City of Naperville, located in Illinois US, will begin works to rehabilitate up to 21,000 feet (6.4 kilometres) of sanitary sewer mains using cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) technology under parkways, streets, footpaths and residential properties in mid-September.

First phase Kolkata rehabilitation project completed

Mon, 14 September 2009 The first phase of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s (KMC) Project Nikashi to reline and desilt clogged sewer mains, construct pump stations and install auto-cleaning machines, has been completed in West Bengal, India.

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