CONTENTSVOLUME 21 • NUMBER 5 • MAY 2012 • WWW.TRENCHLESSONLINE.COM ON THE COVER: DEPARTMENTS 24 Visu-Sewer & Trenchless 8 News 66 Products Technology Go Hand-in-Hand 72 Calendar Visu-Sewer was born out of a general contracting company as a way to tap into the pipe inspection and maintenance niche opening resulting from new installation. As the trenchless market opened up, COLUMNS the contractor did the same, growing into a trenchless leader. (On 6 Publisher’s Message the cover, from left: Phil Romagna, Dan Przewoznik, Doug Alexander, 22 Industry Watch Keith Alexander, John Nelson Jr., Ron Fenney, Dave Alexander and Jim Serketich.) By Sharon M. Bueno 70 Technical Forum 74 Point of View FEATURES MARKETPLACE 68 Business Cards 28 Premier-Pipe USA Does Business Its Own Way and Reaches Milestone 73 Index of Advertisers Premier-Pipe USA recently announced the completion of its 10 millionth foot of installed pipe liner. By Andrew Farr 32 Trenchless Rehabilitation Contractors: Expanding Service Offerings in Response to Stricter Regulations DIRECTIONAL & Environmental Concerns Trenchless contractors need to be researching and investing in new DRILLING trenchless technologies that complement their other services to stay 52 So You Think You competitive in the market. By Stevie Jones-Schein Want to Cut Hard Rock? 34 Survey of the North American Pilot Tube Industry 58 Ductile Iron Pipe Researchers at Arizona State University recently completed a Used in Mississippi survey of pilot tube microtunneling (PTMT) contractors across North HDD Project America. Check out what was found. By Dr. Jason S. Lueke, PhD, 64 Locating 101: PEng, and Vamseedhar Gottipati, MS Guidelines to Follow 40 Unique Slipline Project Solves Problematic Massachusetts Water Mains Key pipelines in Springfield, Mass., were aging and in a precarious condition until a 2011 sliplining operation gave the pipelines new life. By Tyler Henning 44 2012 Trenchless Technology Editorial Roundtable Trenchless Technology invited a group of industry professionals at Promoting Technology in the the 2012 No-Dig Show to discuss the past, present and future of Utility Construction Industry trenchless for drinking water main rehabilitation. By Jim Rush Visit us on: TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY (ISSN 1064-4156) is published monthly, Copyright 2012, Benjamin Media, Inc., 1770 Main St., Peninsula, OH 44264. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted by any means without written permission from the publisher. One-year subscription rates: complimentary in the United States and Canada, and $99.00 in other foreign countries. Single copy rate: $10.00. Subscriptions and classified advertising should be addressed to the Peninsula office. Periodical Postage Paid at Peninsula, Ohio and at additional mailing offices.POSTMASTER: send address changes to TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY, P.O. 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Rush Our panel of experts in this issue present challenges and opportunities in water line rehab. Managing Editor One of the major issues they discussed is the conservatism in the engineering community, Sharon M. Bueno which they say is of the mindset to stick with what has been used in the past and forgoing Assistant Editor trenchless as an option. The panel also discussed that trenchless technology is still frequently Andrew Farr thought of as more costly vs. open-cut methods. But the panel pointed out that trenchless is as much as 10 to 15 percent less expensive then open-cut methods, local businesses are kept Contributing Staff Editors open, there is minimal wear and tear on detoured streets, and trees are preserved. There is lots Keith Gribbins • Pam Kleineke of good discussion in this year’s Editorial Roundtable so be sure to take a look at the excellent Bradley Kramer • Kelly Pickerel comments of our panelists in this issue. Production Manager Chris Slogar NASSCO & Visu-Sewer Marketing Director Our front cover presents Visu-Sewer, a highly regarded pipeline rehabilitation contractor Kelly Dadich based in the Midwest. Over the years, Visu-Sewer has made a major commitment to support the Regional Sales Manager industry through its participation with NASSCO. In fact, Visu-Sewer has the distinction of having Dan Sisko three of its management team serve as president of NASSCO — Ernie Alexander (1985), Keith Regional Sales Representative Alexander (2004) and John Nelson (2012). NASSCO has benefited from the leadership of these individuals. Lindsie Bowman Audience Development Manager OUCC Alexis R. White With so many economic difficulties facing utility contractors these days, we have an Web & Interactive Manager idea to help: the Opportunities in Utility Construction Conference, slated for Oct. 9-10 in Mark Gorman Wilmington, Ohio (located between Columbus and Cincinnati). A Trenchless Technology Road Show will be incorporated into the venue, as well as the areas of gas shale drilling, solar and Editorial Advisory Board wind construction, site work, geothermal, construction management topics and the latest in Chairman equipment innovations. This will be a major regional conference with exhibition and outdoor Dr. Tom Iseley, P.E. Professor/Director at CEMT at IUPUI demonstrations. We will be presenting exciting new areas for utility contractors to help get out Indianapolis, Indiana of the economic doldrums. Dr. Samuel Ariaratnam P.E. Much is under way regarding OUCC. As always, the best place to keep up on all these Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona developments will be to go to the web at www.oucconference.com. Dr. David Bennett, P.E. Bennett Trenchless Engineers, Folson, California Steven R. Kramer, P.E. Trenchless Directory Arcadis US Inc, Washington, D.C. For the 19th year, we have published the Directory of the North American Trenchless Joseph Loiacono, ing. Technology Industry. Our industry has grown so fantastically over the years that we now have Sanexen, Montreal, Quebec more than 1,700 listings in the directory. In this era of the Web, we still find most people Ronald T. Thompson, P.E. in our industry want a printed directory. Whenever we have our directories at our booth at Malcolm Pirnie Inc., Jackson, Mississippi Irene McSweeney, P.E. tradeshows, the directories are always totally taken by the attendees. You can also access the Boston Water and Sewer Commission directory online by going to www.trenchlessonline.com and clicking on the Online Buyers Boston, Massachusetts Guide button on the Resources tab. Editorial & Advertising Offices 1770 Main St., P.O. Box 190 Peninsula, OH 44264 USA (330) 467-7588 • Fax: (330) 468-2289 www.trenchlessonline.com e-mail: [email protected] Have a great summer, Reprints Wright Reprints Ph: 877-652-5295 Fax: 281-419-5712 Bernard P. Krzys President & Publisher 6 TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY May 2012 www.trenchlessonline.com NEWS Las Vegas Welcomes NASSCO Members NASSCO’s 2012 Annual Meeting, held and opportunities for members to become Feb. 15-18 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, even more engaged with NASSCO. was by far the biggest and best gathering of Education and technical updates con- NASSCO members ever. Its record-breaking tinued Friday morning, with sessions on attendance included 101 NASSCO mem- chemical grout specifications, design of bers in good standing, with 13 of those in- CIPP, inspector training for manholes, fiber- dividuals being new to NASSCO. optic sensors for CIPP temperature control, The annual gathering, designed to fur- pipe joint leak detection during dry weath- ther NASSCO’s mission to set industry stan- er, large diameter multi-function inspection dards for the assessment and rehabilitation equipment and an update on the Registry The 2012 NASSCO Board of Directors of underground pipelines and to assure of Carcinogens as it applies to styrene. the continued acceptance and growth of With the serious nature of the Annual Meet- trenchless technologies, provides an op- ing concluded, the members joined together portunity for industry experts to network, for a relaxing evening of networking and participate in a variety of committees, and friendship for the awards banquet on Friday learn the latest and greatest about trench- night. During this time the 2012 Board of Di- less technologies and methods. rectors was introduced, Gerry Muenchmeyer The three-day event kicked off with a was inducted into the Sanitary Sewer Sleuth welcome reception on Wednesday night, Society and the 2012 Jeffrey D. Ralston schol- which allowed members to catch up with arship recipients were announced. This year, old friends and meet new members before NASSCO awarded two scholarships: Kenneth the general