Learn how to better handle water, wastewater and stormwater through real-life examples and job stories from the editors at Associated Construction Publications - the leading source of information for the heavy, highway and non-residential construction industry en-us http://www.acppubs.com/community/Water%2C+Wasterwater+and+Stormwater/48571.html?nid=4237 2008 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:45:01 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6579126.html?nid=4237 Approximately 10,000 feet of 24-inch ductile iron water transmission main is being installed in Ann Arbor from Dexter road, north on North Maple Road, then east on Miller and north on Fulmer. The new water transmission main then goes cross-country and then east on Sunset to the city of Ann Arbor Water Treatment Plant's lagoon. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6572373.html?nid=4237 Take an industrial park with a 60-year-old clay pipe sewer line buried 10 feet below ground, add a road nearby that is highly traveled, and throw in a line break that has created a sinkhole big enough to hide a small car. The result? A real problem. That was the situation facing Pete Charlton, vice president and general manager of Gastony Directional Boring, Inc. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6572374.html?nid=4237 Ruston, Louisiana, a city that boasts a population of just over 20,000 as well as home to famed Louisiana Tech University, is located in north central Louisiana along Interstate 20 between Monroe and Shreveport, and was founded in 1874. Rich in both heritage and tradition, the city puts a great deal of emphasis on protecting the residents and students that live there. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6572376.html?nid=4237 Jim Irey, vice president of Gap, PA-based Berner Construction, Inc., has made the majority of a construction career out of renovating U.S. military bases. So when the U.S. Navy needed a shoreline stabilization system reconstructed at the Bennett Field Marine Corps Reserve Center on the southern tip of Brooklyn, NY, his experience with a wide variety of base projects helped him to win the bid. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6571211.html?nid=4237 Geosearch Drilling and Construction, Inc. of Fitchburg, MA, had its work cut out for them recently when the 19-year-old company took on the remediation of this 7.5-acre site in Taunton, Mass. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6568650.html?nid=4237 In northern Indiana, contractors are rapidly constructing the first two of three phases in the final segment of the multiyear Borman Expressway (Interstates 80/94) reconstruction project by modifying the I-80/94 interchange with I-65. The challenging, $187-million interchange project includes building new ramps and bridges, upgrading existing ramps, rehabilitating bridges in the area, adding tr... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6569071.html?nid=4237 Additional material and pictures provided by Ellington Cross LLC. In the past, the conventional method for handling loose sands, soft clays and poorly compacted fills on a construction project was to undercut and replace those materials or to bypass them with deep foundations. Today, geotechnical and structural engineers design buildings, embankments, bridges and slopes to bear on soils improve... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6570250.html?nid=4237 Pervious concrete pavement is a unique and effective means to address important environmental issues and support green, sustainable growth. By capturing stormwater and allowing it to seep into the ground, porous concrete is instrumental in recharging groundwater, reducing stormwater runoff and meeting U. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6570251.html?nid=4237 "Magic" was the word that many thought of during a demonstration of pervious concrete at a workshop held in the spring at Central Connecticut State University and Tilcon Connecticut, both of New Britain, Conn. The workshop was part of a nationwide series entitled "Pervious Concrete — A Storm-water Solution" presented by the Sustainable Land Development International, the National Ready Mi... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6566788.html?nid=4237 Sewer History Revealed! Interesting times, these. Turn on the radio, and they're talking about primary elections and superdelegates, about budget shortfalls and gas tax holidays, about rising food prices and foreclosures, and about pilots who take little naps while they're driving airplanes up there in the sky. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6567190.html?nid=4237 Alexander Wagner Co. had no problem getting to the bottom of a tricky placement job at Dahnert's Lake in Garfield, New Jersey, back in September 2007. Using a portable conveyor, Wagner moved 4,200 cubic yards of controlled fill and 3,500 tons of stone for the county of Bergen's Dahnert's Lake relining. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6568665.html?nid=4237 The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has approved financial assistance totaling $17,000,800 for eight water and wastewater infrastructure projects. The projects include: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6569095.html?nid=4237 Applied Technologies, Inc. (ATI), Brookfield, was recently awarded the project of upgrading the city of Rice Lake's wastewater treatment facility. The project will entail ATI designing infrastructure improvements for some of Rice Lake Utilities' facilities. The improvements are expected to be operational early in 2010. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6564725.html?nid=4237 Freshwater rivers are the world's life blood. All creatures both on land and in the air are dependent on fresh water for their existence. In addition, rivers are centers for transportation, commerce, agriculture, and recreation. Without this life-giving flow, many more areas of the world would be arid, non-productive wastelands. Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6565562.html?nid=4237 With 47,000 vehicles a day traveling down Warwick Boulevard, a number that is expected to grow to 54,000 a day by 2026, this major transportation artery in Newport News, Virginia, was in desperate need of widening from four lanes to six lanes. In order to complete the two-mile project as quickly as possible, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and officials from Newport News worked... Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6560821.html?nid=4237 A group of Virginia Tech faculty and researchers is working to create the prototype of a national Internet-based geospatial database of underground water pipes with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Science Foundation. The project is a collaboration between Sunil Sinha, project leader and associate professor in the Via Department of Civil and Environmental E... Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6560822.html?nid=4237 If you're working anywhere near water, and especially near the coast, dewatering a site prior to construction tends to be an integral part of the project. In the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, where the water table can be less than three feet below the surface, wellpointing is often used to control the ground water at construction sites. Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6561318.html?nid=4237 Chicago— Kenny Construction is working under three term contracts valued at $26 million each for the city of Chicago's Department of Water Management (DWM) to renew aging wastewater pipe in the city's 100-year-old system. Kenny is using Inliner Technologies' method of cured-in-place pipe to rehabilitate up to 360,000 feet of combined sewer pipe over a five-year period, with each contract ... Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6561328.html?nid=4237 What used to be the same old ordinary manhole cover in your town can now turn into art — and no one knows that better than Salesman William "Bill" Hopkins. Hopkins has been in sales at the Lebaron Foundry in Brockton, Mass., for more than 15 years. Of late, Bill has been doing quite well selling custom cast iron manhole covers to towns — made with their own town seal. Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6557893.html?nid=4237 Alberici Constructors has announced the acquisition of WWPS, an Atlanta-based construction firm specializing in water and wastewater facilities. The newly combined firms will continue to focus and expand on the construction of water and wastewater facilities in the greater Atlanta metropolitan area and the Southeastern United States. Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 PST