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#37 Trenchless Tech Uncovered: A Conversation with David O’Sullivan of P.W. Trenchless
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The Alliance for PE Pipe is devoted to sharing the features and benefits of smooth walled pressure pipe to benefit the municipal water and wastewater industry. The Alliance conducts roadshow events and seminars, publishes articles and assists engineers and municipalities as they plan HDPE projects.
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HDPE Pipe is leak-free, tough, flexible, fully-restrained, and cost competitive. Plus, it’s great for trenchless applications. Any one of these attributes makes it a winner, but combined, these features make HDPE pipe THE responsible infrastructure choice of the future.
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Charleston Floods Are Getting Worse. For Thee Residents, It’s Worth the Risk.
September 11, 2025By Kris Frieswick- The Wall Street Journal September 11, 2025 CHARLESTON, S.C. — Ashley Avenue, the street where Denise and John Matthews own a home, floods so frequently that it’s earned a nickname among locals: Lake Ashley. To make matters worse, local “yahoos” and “idiots” drive at top speed through the flooded streets, sometimes towing… >> Read More
13 U.S. Cities on the Brink of a Water Crisis
August 26, 2025By kseniaprints – wetravelwebond.com August 26, 2025 Across the United States, water scarcity is becoming a growing concern, and there are U.S. cities on the brink of a water crisis that face serious challenges in securing clean, reliable supplies. Factors like drought, overuse, aging infrastructure, and climate change are putting pressure on resources that millions… >> Read More
Satellite Photos Reveal Iran’s Devastating Water Crisis
August 13, 2025By Amir Daftari – Newsweek.com August 13, 2025 New satellite photos show the scale of Iran’s worsening water crisis, revealing stark declines in two of Tehran’s key drinking water reservoirs and in Lake Urmia, once a thriving inland sea. The capital’s reserves from nearby dams have plunged to historic lows, threatening millions of residents. Masoud… >> Read More
Water main break causing traffic delays on Silas Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem
August 7, 2025By Emily Mikkelsen – MyFox8.com August 7, 2025 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Lanes of a busy Triad road are closed due to a water main break. According to the city of Winston-Salem, the southbound lane of Silas Creek Parkway is closed due to a water main break at Nottingham Road. The city says crews have… >> Read More
Dubai had grand plans to tow a massive iceberg thousands of miles from Antarctica to its desert shores, promising 100,000-year old pristine water to its millions of residents. More than 8 years have passed and they did get ice from the arctic but only to cool fancy cocktails.
July 31, 2025By Sayan Chakravarty – LuxuryLaunches.com July 31, 2025 In the blistering heat of the United Arab Emirates, where fresh water is more precious than oil, a fantastical idea once captured global attention. Around 2017, Abdulla Alshehi, an Emirati businessman and author, proposed a staggering solution to the region’s water scarcity: towing an iceberg from Antarctica… >> Read More
Officials issue warning after lake in Texas hits 100% capacity for first time in 15 years: ‘[One of] the most important … in Central Texas’
July 22, 2025By Daniel Gala – TheCoolDown.com July 22, 2025 Weeks after devastating rainstorms unleashed deadly flash floods across Central Texas, some lakes in the region have reached water levels not seen for decades, Newsweek reported. In response, officials issued a warning that flood gates would be opened to release excess water from Lake Buchanan, which local news outlet KXAN called one… >> Read More
These 10 states have the worst infrastructure in America in 2025
July 18, 2025By Scott Cohn – CNBC.com July 18, 2025 America’s infrastructure, long the butt of jokes and the subject of political wrangling that seemed to go nowhere, has just received its best grade ever in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ annual Infrastructure Report Card. Unfortunately, that grade is still just a C. That mediocre grade comes… >> Read More
Wildlife officials ask anglers to ‘fish out’ Colorado lake before broken dam drains all water
July 13, 2025By Logan Smith – KRDO.com July 13, 2025 DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — A leaky outlet on a dam is causing the water level at a southwestern Colorado reservoir to drop quickly. In response, wildlife officials are inviting the public to harvest as many fish as possible before the lake runs dry. Colorado Parks and Wildlife… >> Read More