In 2018, 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach became trapped in a flooded cave system. A global rescue effort involving thousands of volunteers and experts was launched. Against all odds, all 13 were rescued alive, their ordeal captivating the world. High-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes played a crucial role in the rescue operation. These pipes… >> Read More
In April of 2014, the infamous Flint Michigan water crisis began. Flint leadership switched its water source to the Flint River in a cost-cutting measure. The corrosive river water leached lead from aging pipes, exposing residents to dangerous levels of the toxin. Children were particularly affected, suffering developmental delays and other health problems. Despite mounting evidence… >> Read More
This is a great story for the citizens of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and the HDPE community. In 2017, the PE Alliance, ISCO an Murphy Pipelines collaborated on a roadshow in Sunrise, Florida, which is 11 miles from Fort Lauderdale. Four engineers from Fort Lauderdale attended the show, listened to presentations, and watched Murphy Pipelines install… >> Read More
The East Windsor Municipal Authority is an HDPE only city using the thermoplastic pipe for water jobs throughout the township. The Executive Director of the District met the PE Alliance at an AWWA show where he learned about HDPE and pipe bursting. He then invited ISCO and the PE Alliance to conduct a roadshow at his… >> Read More
Waterbury is a city of 115,000 people on the Naugatuck River, 33 miles southwest of Hartford and 77 miles northeast of New York City. Waterbury is the largest city in the Naugatuck Valley Planning RegionWorking with Core & Main, this project is currently being designed using HDPE because of a roadshow and Alliance engineering assistance… >> Read More
Hampton Roads Sanitation District – In 2017, ISCO and the PE Alliance brought the Total Solutions Roadshow to Hampton Roads Sanitation District. At that time the District had very little experience with HDPE only having accomplished a couple of HDD’s with HDPE pipe. They were reluctant to even consider HDPE in their collection system as they did not… >> Read More
The PE Alliance had a significant impact on the Solano Irrigation District’s project by providing expertise and resources to address various concerns related to the design and implementation of a 4-mile, 30-48″ HDPE pipeline. The Alliance assisted the chief engineer in understanding and overcoming challenges related to connections, fusion failures, manhole penetration, and riser connections…. >> Read More
The PE Alliance played a crucial role in successfully bringing water to To’hajiilee, a small community in the Navajo nation. After a battle for the needed land easement the county commissioner succeeded in getting the 7.7 mile waterline underway. Civil Engineer Souder Miller designed a new gravity installation for a 13,600 LF, 10″ DR17 pipeline… >> Read More