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Demand For Water, Wastewater Pipe To Reach $19.6 Billion In 2014
August 2010 Vol. 65 No. 8

Demand for water and wastewater pipe in the U.S. is expected to rise 5.8 percent annually to $19.6 billion in 2014, exceeding 5.3 billion feet. Advances will reflect renewed activity in the residential building construction sector, the growing obsolescence of sewer and drainage systems and upgrades of municipal water systems. Copper pipe demand will rise at the fastest pace due to its close ties to the resurgent building construction segment.

July WaterWorks News: Rate hikes spur opposition, water main causes cave-in, stimulus funds arriving slowly
July 2010 Vol. 65 No. 7

SAWS rate-hike plan spurring opposition
Under a proposed new rate increase by San Antonio Water System (SAWS), businesses that use a lot of water to irrigate their properties could see their bills increase from 45 to 65 percent. The rate increase is slated for investment in much needed infrastructure.

Report urges adding water systems to U.S. infrastructure challenges
July 2010 Vol. 65 No. 7

More urban areas throughout the United States are facing growing pressures on their water infrastructure systems, necessitating both greater investments for overhaul and a change in development patterns that are more conducive to conservation, according to Infrastructure 2010: An Investment Imperative, a new publication released by the Urban Land Institute and Ernst & Young.

PowerMag 1000: A Green Solution For Cathodic Protection
May 2010 Vol. 65 No. 5

Farwest Corrosion Control Company has patented a cathodic protection controller for steel water tank applications. The PowerMag 1000 is an innovative, environmentally friendly, cathodic protection controller designed to automatically provide a constant, IR free potential to internal water tank surfaces.

May WaterWorks News: Dayton water projects, Navajo gain clean water, Aqua replacing main, new CCTV tool
May 2010 Vol. 65 No. 5

Dayton water projects reap benefits of stimulus bill
Navajo Nation to get clean drinking water
Aqua to replace water mains
New CCTV tool inspects pressurized water mains

WaterWorks News: Jackson main breakages, stimulus at work in Kennebunkport, Alaska water quality improvement projects and more
March 2010 Vol. 65 No. 3

WaterWorks News: The recent winter months brought about 150 water main breaks to the city of Jackson, MS. Some of the cities’ 100-year old pipes that are made of pit cast iron became brittle and were prone to breakage when the ground shifted due to the freezing temperatures, many of which are buried in clay.

March Rehab News: New Austin Wastewater Tunnel, Insituform in Asia, DINJER Heads West and Kiely Wins Sewer Bid
March 2010 Vol. 65 No. 3

SAK awarded tunneling project, hires new VP
Insituform expands Asian operations
DINJER Heads West
J.F. Kiely wins sewer main installation bid

Underground Construction’s 13th Annual Municipal Infrastructure Survey: Signs Of Life in Sewer/Water Economy
Robert Carpenter, Editor
February 2010 Vol. 65 No. 2

Trepidation: [n.] a feeling of alarm or dread.
As we approached 2009 with an economy in free fall and zero confidence in any kind of positive funding trend, public works officials approached the coming year with extreme trepidation.

January WaterWorks News: California supply, Pennsylvania American acquisitions, Australian water outlook and more
January 2010 Vol. 65 No. 1

Work begins on California water supply pipeline
California American Water has begun work on a pipeline in Del Rey Oaks that will help to address water supply issues on the Monterey Peninsula.

WSSC, U.S. EPA Celebrate Start of D.C. Area Sewer Rehab Project
January 2010 Vol. 65 No. 1

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) kicked off a landmark rehabilitation project Jan. 7, marking the first time WSSC has been awarded federal funding for a reconstruction project through the Maryland Department of the Environment.

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