NASTT turns 25 in 2015! What was happening 25 years ago?
On November 6, 1990, Arsenio Hall received a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.
Also on November 6, 1990, a fire destroyed some of Universal Studios‘ stages.
On November 7, 1990, Mary Robinson was elected as first female president of Ireland.
Check in every Friday in 2015 when NASTT posts more facts about 25 years ago…
Vac-Tron Equipment announces the NEW HTV 573 PTO (Power Take Off) Truck. *Patent Pending. There is no other truck like it in the industry! Vac-Tron is the industry innovation leader in industrial vacuums, potholing, daylighting, hydro excavation and air excavation equipment.
HTV 573 PTO Truck: A NEW series of PTO truck driven systems available on Ford or Freightliner chassis. The full line of the HTV (Hydro Truck Vac) series has debris tanks ranging from 300 gallon to 1500 gallon in size. The PTO of the truck drives positive displacement vacuum blowers that produce 1,000 to 3,000 CFM. These units are standard with a high pressure water system, full hydraulic rear door, reverse pressure, and the patented “Big Red” filter housing that cleans the air down to 0.5 microns (best in the industry) before it passes back through the vacuum pump. Air compressors and Hydraulic booms are also available on most of the HTV series units. Please call us today for a FREE Demo 1-888-VAC-TRON or check out our NEW Website at www.vactron.com.
PERRY, Oklahoma. – Charles Machine Works, has appointed Kevin Smith as HammerHead® Trenchless Equipment president. Rick Johnson, CEO of Charles Machine Works and interim HammerHead president during the candidate selection process, has endorsed Smith as the ideal choice for the Charles Machine Works company which offers trenchless repair and rehabilitation solutions, as well as pneumatic tools for a variety of applications.
Smith had been serving as president of MTI® Equipment, itself a Charles Machine Works company – as is Ditch Witch®, where Smith had worked through the years as director of product definition and research, product planning manager, business manager and salesman.
Johnson said, “Kevin’s incisive vision comes directly from his solid industry background working with leading manufacturers within the Charles Machine Works family of companies. This means he knows every aspect of the business from multiple angles. He not only sees where HammerHead Trenchless Equipment can go but how to get there.”
Tiffany Sewell-Howard, Executive Chair for Charles Machine Works, said, “Throughout his admirable career, Kevin has been an integral part in achieving the goal shared by our family of companies: ensure our customers success by providing the most complete solutions for the installation, replacement, and maintenance of underground utility pipe and cable.
Smith said he looks forward to continuing the legacy of HammerHead Trenchless Equipment. “I strongly believe that our strategic alliances with global industry leaders and our close relationship with our sister companies Ditch Witch, Subsite® Electronics, DW/TXS®, Radius® HDD, American Augers®, Trencor® and MTI Equipment, will continue to assure the success of our customers. This is an exciting time to take this position, having seen the new, next-generation solutions being launched, with more soon to be released.”
Authorized HammerHead Trenchless Equipment dealers can be found on the web at www.hammerheadtrenchless.com or by calling 800.331.6653. (International: + [1] 920.648.4848).
Photo: Kevin Smith, new president of HammerHead Trenchless Equipment, a Charles Machine Works company.
Release Date: 10/29/2015
Contact Information: Kate Melanson, (617) 918-1491
Boston– In its ongoing efforts to protect the Cape Cod aquifer from contamination from historical military training activities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued final cleanup strategies for two contaminated areas at Camp Edwards.
EPA, in consultation with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (Mass DEP), has recently determined the appropriate cleanup approaches for the Small Arms Ranges and for the “J-3” Range. Under EPA’s enforcement orders governing Joint Base Cape Cod (formerly Massachusetts Military Reservation), EPA is requiring the U.S. Army National Guard to complete the cleanups at the Small Arms Ranges and the J-3 Range. The military training ranges are located above the Cape Cod Aquifer, the sole source of drinking water for the Upper Cape.
The Small Arms Ranges refers to a group of 40 active and inactive ranges where small arms ammunition has been used for military training since World War II. Small arms range impacts to soil and groundwater include propellant-related chemicals, including lead, antimony, nitroglycerine and 2,4-DNT deposited on the ground surface at firing points, and metals associated with projectiles including lead, copper, tungsten and antimony.
The Small Arms Ranges cleanup includes:
• At several ranges, removing contaminated soil that exceeds health-based standards to eliminate threats to the Cape Cod Aquifer.
• At a number of other ranges, monitoring groundwater over the long term and controlling land use to provide early warning of any future groundwater contamination.
• At other ranges, EPA has determined that the response actions EPA has overseen to date are sufficient to protect human health.
The J3- Range, also at Camp Edwards, is in the southeast portion of the Joint Base Cape Cod. Military small arms training, munitions testing, and munitions disposal all occurred in the J3 Range from 1935 through the late 1990’s. EPA’s selected cleanup for the J-3 Range includes:
• Extracting contaminated groundwater to reduce contaminant levels in the aquifer;
• Using a combination of monitoring natural processes in the groundwater, controlling land use, and sampling to verify that all sources of contamination have been addressed, and that human health is being sufficiently protected; and
• Performing soil sampling and geophysical investigations to ensure that any soil contamination that poses a threat to the Aquifer is removed as part of the cleanup.
Background:
Joint Base Cape Cod is a 22,000-acre property that has been used for military training activities since 1911. The base is located over a sole source aquifer that provides drinking water for residents of Cape Cod. Two environmental cleanup programs (one implemented by the Army, the other by the Air Force), are addressing the areas of soil and groundwater contamination that have resulted from fuel spills and other past activities on site. The U.S. Air Force is addressing contamination from activity at the Otis Air Force Base in the southern portion of MMR under the Federal Superfund Program. The U.S. Army is addressing contamination at Camp Edwards in the northern portion of JBCC under the authority of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Both cleanup programs are progressing with oversight from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP).
Source: EPA.gov
Quam Construction of Willmar, Minnesota joined the LMK network of independent licensed contractors for the T-Liner® Main-to-Lateral Connection Lining System in July.
Professionalism, experience, reliability, productivity; those are just a few of the key values that Quam Construction has built their success around and LMK is proud to work with a contractor that shares those same values. As part of their Underground Utilities division that services municipal, commercial, and residential areas, Quam also has plans to become licensed in LMK’s Performance Liner® Sectional Spot Repair, Cured-In-Place Manhole Rehabilitation, and VAC-A-TEE® Cleanout systems.
With an expanding business, Quam is bringing in new technologies and equipment necessary to maintain and expand their already exceptional customer service and quality craftsmanship. “Quam Construction is an excellent addition to the family of growing licensed LMK installers. We are proud to have them on board and wish them great success for years to come,” Rick Gage, Vice President of Sales at LMK.
The Quam Construction story started in 1956 with John Quam and his wife Irene. The vision for their company consisted of a simple yet powerful work philosophy: “Work hard. Do it right. And treat people with respect.” Over the past 60 years, Quam Construction has become a quiet leader in the construction industry. As a family-owned company with humble beginnings, Quam has flourished, completing projects throughout the upper Midwest, including Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Iowa. For more information, visit www.quamconstruction.com.
About LMK Technologies
Headquartered in Ottawa, IL since 1993, LMK Technologies, is a world leader specializing in renewing lateral sewer infrastructure and has more than 100 worldwide issued patents for its advancements in trenchless technology. LMK products are available to the municipal and residential markets through a network of independent licensed contractors. For more information regarding LMK trenchless solutions please visit www.lmktechnologies.com, call 1-815-433-1275 or email info@lmktechnologies.com.