Underground Infrastructure Magazine

The Underground Infrastructure Conference (UIC) is celebrating it's 30th year in 2025! Taking place on March 4-6, 2025, UIC returns to Houston, Texas to convene professionals passionate about advancing the core pillars of modern infrastructure: construction, rehabilitation, and asset management. The call for abstracts for UIC 2025 is now open! We are seeking innovative submissions on cutting-edge topics, including AI and Smart Technologies, Horizontal Directional Drilling, Protective Coatings and Corrosion Management, Electric Grid Hardening, Subsurface Utility Engineering, and more! Check out the full list of topics and submit your abstract at https://ui-conference.com/ Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of UIC's 30th anniversary celebration! Submit your abstract by July 1, 2024. #UIC2025 #UndergroundInfrastructure #ConstructionConference #TrenchlessTechnology #UtilityInfrastructure #AssetManagement #UtilityPipes #SewerOps #WaterWorks #GasUtilities #TelecomInfrastructure #ElectricUtilities #DrillingTechniques #InfrastructureMaintenance #InfrastructureRehabilitation #UtilitySafety #EmergingTech #DamagePrevention #TechnologyShowcase #NASSCO #HDD #HDDContractors #UtilityProjects #SewerWaterSafety #AssetManagementSeminar

Two recent federal appeals court decisions make it unlikely that 2024 and beyond will see an improvement in that statistic, even as interstate pipeline building becomes more important. https://ow.ly/pt6V50U66gk

This year, key stakeholders in the water and wastewater industry received free educational presentations on industry-leading practices and strategies to protect and maintain the water and wastewater systems that we all rely on. https://lnkd.in/g_vVFq9f

West Virginia American Water has started a $615,000 infrastructure project to replace aging water mains on Indiana Street in South Charleston. The project includes installing 1,800 feet of new water main. #water #WestVirginia https://ow.ly/7fZx50U65ul

Cadiz Inc. announced plans to acquire 180 miles of steel pipe from the terminated Keystone XL Pipeline, repurposing the materials for a new water delivery pipeline. https://ow.ly/A6NB50U662v

The basins will ensure a steady supply of treated #water, which will be purified for #reuse in #groundwater replenishment. The basins are a key component of the Los Angeles Groundwater Replenishment Project. #Jacobs https://ow.ly/yIgs50U65ev

Ahead of the Women's Global Leadership Conference in Energy, UI spoke with Caroline Alting, #3Noble Corporation’s Senior VP, Operational Excellence, about her career path, industry insights, and advice for women entering #oil and #gas. https://lnkd.in/gYUzk3FU

A worker died and two others were injured after a #TrenchCollapse in #Toronto last week. Toronto Fire Services said the workers were inspecting #WaterPipes in an excavation area when a trench wall collapsed, trapping them Read more: https://ow.ly/yyt750U5MG6

#Fatbergs, a true enemy of urban plumbing, are monstrous masses consisting primarily of non-flushable household and personal items found in the underbelly of urban #SewerSystems -- How are these obstructions prevented? Read more: https://ow.ly/rg4T50U5MEm

The Michigan Department of Transportation (#MDOT) plans to build an underground #DrainageTunnel as part of its I-94 Modernization Project. The tunnel will be built 50- to 80-feet underground and will mitigate #stormwater flooding Read more: https://ow.ly/uXt650U5MAZ