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December 9-11, 2014
Location: PLI Facility – Clearwater, FL
Hotels:
- Sirata on St. Pete Beach
- Tradewinds on St. Pete Beach
- Zamora on St. Pete Beach
Morning: Donuts, Bagels, Coffee, Tea
Lunch: Pizza, Sandwiches, Wraps, Etc.
Raffle: 3 Night Stay @ The Zamora Hotel on St. Beach, FL. (Includes 3 night stay in King Size bed or Two Double Beds)
Demonstrations: Top Gun F-6, Top Gun F-10, Lateral Lining Steam and Hot Water Cure, Sectional Point Repair, Pull In Place, Reinstatement Cutters, Vac A Tee, Manhole Rehabilitation… and more.
Show Discounts: Discounts will be announced during the event and available only to attendees during the 3 day event.
Financing: Financing available on all products. Get pre-approved before the show.
Special Feature: New Technology to be Demonstrated exclusively for attendees
Special Guests: Industry Manufacturing and Supply Companies will participate during the event
Contact: Morgan Trouard at morgan@perma-liner.com or call (727)-507-9749
Don’t miss this event…Book Today!
November 20 – Charlotte, North Carolina:
If you’re in North Carolina, be sure to visit Perma-Liner on November 20 at the Holiday Inn Charlotte University from 8:30am – 4:00pm.
US Jetting, CUES, Picote and Dancutter team up with Perma-Liner to offer first hand experience with newly released technology with live demonstrations. Contact Perma-Liner for details (727)-507-9749.
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Exclusive and innovative features offer customers an all-purpose workhorse across multiple water management applications
[Bakersfield, California – September 24, 2014] – Attendees at the 2014 WEFTEC show will be some of the first to see the newest centrifugal pump from 
PowerPrime® Pumps — the SiteMax™ pump.
Designed from the ground up, the SiteMax pump’s patent pending features make it ideal across a wide variety of liquid handling applications. With available skid or trailer mount options, the SiteMax pump is ultra-portable and easy to maneuver through even the most difficult to reach areas. For extra flexibility on site, SiteMax features side-by-side suction intake and discharge connections.
“Between bad weather conditions and difficult terrain, our customers don’t have time for a bulky and unreliable pump,” said JP Lake, President of PowerPrime. “SiteMax can easily arrive on site and get to work quickly without hassle.”
With high-efficiency Kubota engines, SiteMax helps manage operating and labor costs. The large 88.5-gallon tank provides up to 65 hours of continuous runtime, giving customers the confidence to leave the SiteMax pump unattended and focus on other, more urgent tasks. SiteMax features a Venturi or vacuum priming system and is able to prime and re-prime in less than 20 seconds and prime on long suction lengths (more than 100 ft.).
For around-the-clock operations, the SiteMax pump boasts standard sound attenuation at 69 dB from 23 ft. and is noticeably quieter than other competing pumps. A high-density polyethylene canopy is standard and greatly reduces operating noise, making it easier to communicate on the job and is suited for sensitive areas like hospitals or residential neighborhoods. The canopy is also resistant to excessive damage and denting compared to metal, and offers added protection against vandalism and tampering.
An innovative new impeller design has an exclusive pull/push function that improves performance and efficiency. SiteMax allows for clear water efficiency combined with solids handling up to 3-inches and reduces clogging even with the most non-compressible or stringy solids. The impeller design also allows SiteMax to pull greater suction lift compared to similar models, thereby improving performance on deep dewatering or sewer bypass lifts. The pump is available in three sizes: 4, 6 and 8-inch.
Other unique features of SiteMax include its double containment fluid basin which holds up to 150% of the onboard engine fluids and fuel, and an emergency stop button on the control panel. “We believe that pump users are looking for products that help them meet increasingly stringent environmental regulations like jobsite spill prevention and safety”, said Lake.
To reduce maintenance costs and downtime, PowerPrime Pumps also designed SiteMax with greater part interchangeability and reduced number of individual spare parts; features that are important to customers with large pump fleets like Rain for Rent and rental companies worldwide.
SiteMax is available for purchase direct from PowerPrime or rental at select Rain for Rent branch locations. For more information on the SiteMax pump, visit www.powerprime.com
About PowerPrime
PowerPrime builds a line of portable centrifugal, pumps ideal for a wide variety of pumping challenges.
PowerPrime Pumps are designed with customers’ jobsite challenges in mind to save time and money.
The company is known for its exceedingly high quality line of durable, robust pumps in the marketplace. PowerPrime provides pumps worldwide. Visit www.powerprime.com to learn more about the product line.
For more information on the SiteMax pump, visit http://powerprime.com/sitemax/
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LMK Technologies is pleased to announce the recent appointment of industry professional 
Mike Czipar. Mike has been named Vice President, Business Development.
Before coming to LMK, Mike was the President of United Pipe Renewal, Inc, an LMK T-Liner licensee based in Johnston, Iowa. For almost eight years, Mike was a successful contractor installing LMK products. Mike’s contractor experience includes sales, operations, estimating, budgeting, equipment, and new product development. Mike’s responsibilities at LMK will include working with the sales team to recruit, train and mentor new municipal contractors and crews and to support our existing contractor base. In addition, Mike will assist with identification and integration of new products and processes into LMK’s product line.
LMK is also pleased to announce the recent appointment of industry professional Jacqueline Jaques. Jacqueline has been named Western Regional Sales Manager.
Jacqueline comes to LMK Technologies with over 15 years of experience in the trenchless industry. She has practical knowledge in pipeline inspection and condition assessment, as well as pipeline rehabilitation for gravity sewers, storm drains, culverts, and pressure and potable water applications. Jacqueline has an extensive history and experience in working with manufacturers of trenchless solutions and contractors that specialize in trenchless repairs.
Visit LMK’s website for more information on this NASTT corporate member.
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Phoenix, Arizona – September 2, 2014 – NPL Construction Co. (NPL), a wholly–owned 
subsidiary of Southwest Gas Corporation (Southwest), has entered into agreements to acquire the Link-Line Group of Companies (Link-Line) which includes Link-Line Contractors Ltd., W.S. Nicholls Construction Inc., W.S. Nicholls Industries Inc., and a fifty percent equity interest in W.S. Nicholls Western Construction Ltd., all Canadian-based construction companies. In a related transaction, affiliates of Southwest have reached an agreement to acquire certain assets and liabilities of Brigadier Pipelines Inc., a US-based affiliate of Link-Line. Link-Line’s current owners will retain a small ownership percentage in the combined businesses. The transactions are expected to close in October 2014.
The combination of NPL and Link-Line will create one of the largest natural gas distribution contractors in North America. The companies will be well-positioned to continue serving their existing customers, while establishing a sustainable path for continued growth both in the US and Canada.
Commenting on the pending transactions, NPL President and CEO Jim Kane said, “These pending acquisitions are an exciting part of our overall growth strategy, and Link-Line is a great strategic fit; culturally, the companies share NPL’s focus on safety, quality and customer satisfaction.” The acquisitions will result in no geographic or customer overlap. Emphasizing that the businesses will operate independently from NPL following the close, Mr. Kane confirmed, “We are not combining workforces; the same offices and the same people will be serving the same customers as they are today.”
Rick Delaney, President and COO of Link-Line, echoed those sentiments, saying, “NPL and the Link-Line family are aligned in both their customer relationship philosophy and unwavering dedication to safety and quality. We are excited to become part of NPL’s strategic growth and look forward to the future as part of this well-respected industry leader.”
Link-Line Contractors Ltd. is a natural gas services contractor providing construction and maintenance services for the Canadian utility industry, with operations in Ontario, Canada. The W.S. Nicholls companies, with operations in British Columbia and Ontario, Canada, provide industrial construction solutions, fabrication, and civil services to the oil and gas, pulp and paper, and automotive industries, as well as government and private sector customers. Brigadier Pipelines Inc. is a specialty midstream pipeline contractor, with operations in Pennsylvania. Link-Line and Brigadier include a combined workforce of over 1,100 employees.
NPL is an industry leader in utility infrastructure construction, specializing in natural gas and electric distribution across the United States. Founded in 1967, NPL has grown to a workforce in excess of 4,000 employees in more than 20 states from coast to coast. For more information, visit www.GoNPL.com.
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Ensuring Safe Drinking Water offers 21 case studies and in-depth analysis of delivering safe water to consumers
(DENVER) – The American Water Works Association has announced the release of its newest publication, Ensuring Safe Drinking Water: Learning From Frontline Experience With Contamination by Steve E. Hrudey and Elizabeth J. Hrudey.
It is easy for consumers to take safe drinking water for granted until something in the process goes wrong. With that in mind, Ensuring Safe Drinking Water by Steve E. Hrudey and Elizabeth J. Hrudey explores such challenging situations as waterborne disease outbreaks, chemical contaminations and “close calls” that can occur at water utilities. These situations are explored in-depth in 21 case studies that illustrate the immense responsibility that is placed on individuals who deliver safe drinking water to the public.
Written from the viewpoint of the personnel who were in the forefront of the situation, each case study recounted in Ensuring Safe Drinking Water is fully detailed with information on background, operational details and lessons learned included.
Ensuring Safe Drinking Water: Learning From Frontline Experience With Contamination is available in AWWA’s online store.
About the authors:
Dr. Steve E. Hrudey, a professional engineer and retired professor, has maintained a diverse career in the environmental health sciences and risk management for more than 40 years and has been recognized with several awards including a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal; the 2013 Research Excellence Summit Award of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta; and the 2012 A.P. Black Award of the AWWA. He has participated in writing more than 25 expert panel reports, serving as Chair for 8, focused on issues such as the Walkerton Inquiry, safe drinking water for First Nations, environmental and health impacts of Canada’s oil sands industry and risk governance for water utilities.
Elizabeth J. Hrudey was trained and worked as a microbiology technologist at the Alberta University Provincial Laboratory of Public Health. She has worked as a researcher on off-flavor studies at the University of Alberta and engaged in various environmental health risk studies with Steve E. Hrudey & Associates Ltd. She was co-author for the widely recognized, best-selling book, Safe Drinking Water: Lessons From Recent Outbreaks in Affluent Nations, as well as for several papers and book chapters on the subject of safe drinking water.
About the publication:
Ensuring Safe Drinking Water: Learning From Frontline Experience With Contamination
By Steve E. Hrudey and Elizabeth J. Hrudey
Published by American Water Works Association
ISBN: 978-1-58321-924-9
Softcover, 296pp.
Price: $48 AWWA members, $62 non-members
Product #: 20752
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Established in 1881, the American Water Works Association is the largest nonprofit, scientific and educational association dedicated to managing and treating water, the world’s most important resource. With approximately 50,000 members, AWWA provides solutions to improve public health, protect the environment, strengthen the economy and enhance our quality of life.
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The City of Sarasota, Florida recently contracted with Miller Pipeline to line approximately 1500lf of 30” sewer mainline using CIPP liner. The liner was 15mm in thickness. With that thickness liner the “dimples” that are usually visible to delineate the service laterals when using thinner liners were not very noticeable if even visible at all.
Knowing that the CIPP process is all temperature based, it was decided to use our City owned thermography gun to see if it would pick up the difference in temperatures between the liner and where the laterals were located. The contractor had a second man go in the pipe to scan the pipe surface. The thermography worked perfectly and greatly reduced the amount of time it took the contractor to locate the laterals.
