Regina Emerges as a Leader in Watermain Rehabilitation
On the surface it may appear that the City of Regina’s watermain infrastructure dilemma is the same as most Canadian municipalities. Aging watermains that have reached the end of their life, leading to a rise in watermain leaks and breaks. However due to the unique composition of the City’s soils and pipe material they have been left with an issue where there is no readily available how-to manual to structure the City’s rehabilitation plan after. Instead the City was left to think outside the box for a solution.
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FER-PAL Rehabilitates Critical Watermain in An Environmentally Sensitive Area
Structurally rehabilitating its first watermain with cured-in-place lining (CIPP) in 2002, the City of Toronto has invested in the technology each year since. The City has grown the program to become the largest CIPP lining program in North America, rehabilitating more than 25 miles (40 km) a year.
Historically the City has focused the program on projects that lay in residential, commercial or industrial areas in the City. One instance of this less traditional location was the rehabilitation of a watermain that had failed under the Mimico Creek in Etobicoke.
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3GT RACING ADDS SPONSOR TO NO. 14 LEXUS RCF
3GT Racing’s blue, No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3 will sport the FER-PAL Infrastructure logo at this weekend’s Chevrolet Sports Car Classic on Michigan’s Belle Isle and for the remainder of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Racing Championship season.
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FER-PAL Construction Ltd Named 2017 Excavator of the Year
FER-PAL Construction Ltd is pleased to announce that it has been named the 2017 Excavator of the Year (Water and Sewer) by the Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance (ORGCA)
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FER-PAL Construction Ltd Achieves COR™ Certification
FER-PAL Construction is pleased to announce that it has achieved a COR™ Certification from the Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA).
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Watermain Upgrades Across Toronto
The governments of Canada, Ontario, and the City of Toronto announced a $20 million investment the structural relining of watermains in Toronto, approved under the Government of Canada’s Clean Water and Wastewater Fund (CWWF).
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FER-PAL Infrastructure Hires a New Municipal Market Expansion Manager
FER-PAL Infrastructure, the watermain lining specialists, is pleased to announce that Luc Lupien has joined the business development team to manage the company’s growing market presence with municipalities across Canada.
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East Grand Rapids Using Innovative Method to Repair Water Main
Work on a more than 100-year-old water main in East Grand Rapids is using a unique construction method and will be one of the few times done so in West Michigan
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Hamilton on Receiving End of $31 million for 16 Water and Wastewater Upgrades
Hamilton, Ont. is getting 16 new water and wastewater projects off the ground thanks to cash injections from the federal and provincial governments.
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Aqua Project Wrapping Up on North Vermilion
This is a relatively new process for Aqua and may be used on some other areas, he said. Aqua officials said the North Vermilion project consists of installing a “cast in place” pipe liner within the existing 8-inch cast iron water main. It’s like a pipe within the pipe.
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Huntingburg Stellar Project Earns Midwestern Engineers an Engineering Excellence Award
Midwestern Engineers, Inc. has received a Merit Award for Engineering Excellence from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Indiana.
The award was made in recognition of the 4th Street Water Main Cured-In-Place Pipe Rehabilitation Project in the City of Huntingburg Indiana. The project revitalized a more than 120-year-old cast iron water main in downtown Huntingburg, providing the infrastructure core for future downtown development projects associated with the Indiana Stellar Communities Program. Engineers Richard Burch and John Wetzel led the project for the firm.
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Huntingburg, Ind. Tackles Water Issues in Downtown District
When the downtown district of Huntingburg, Indiana – the city you lead – is known for its unique shops and restaurants and looks like it could be a Hollywood movie set for Midwestville, USA, planning an open-cut construction project for water main work just won’t do.
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Trenchless After Hours: Fer-Pal’s Shaun McKaigue Takes Top Honors in Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada Gold Series
When he’s not busy in his job as president and CEO of Toronto-based Fer-Pal Infrastructure or working on his “honey do” list at home, McKaigue can be found on some of the most storied road courses in North America, battling it out door-to-door in IMSA’s Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Yokohama race series.
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Southfield Using Cured in Place Pipe to Replace Old Water Mains, Minimize Cost & Disruption
With the costs of failing infrastructure and matters of public health on the minds of municipal leaders, communities are on the lookout for solutions to water system issues such as deteriorating watermains.
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Fourth Street Water Line Project Begins Monday
As part of the Stellar Community projects, a historic watermain — the contractors dated it to being installed around 1891 — will be replaced on Huntingburg’s historic Fourth Street.
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CIPP Rehab of Water Mains Running Through Backyards
When watermains were first installed, ease of replacement was not necessarily the first thing on the minds of those who designed the project.
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Orland Park Adopts Latest Water Technology to Rehabilitate Old Watermains
Burke Engineering, Airy’s, Inc., and FER-PAL Infrastructure are using robots underground to rehabilitate Orland Park’s watermains without damaging the street’s majestic trees, while also minimizing disruption to homeowners.
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City of Regina Relining Water Pipes
REGINA — Residents living on an eight-block stretch of Rae and Robinson streets can expect to have their water temporarily provided by another source as crews work on the decades-old concrete water pipes underground.
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The Three C’s of Watermain Rehabilitation
Though structural cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining for watermain rehabilitation has been widespread throughout Canada, only recently is it gaining steam in the United States.
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Using CIPP for Watermains: A Less Disruptive Approach
As infrastructure ages, water utility owners are tasked with the replacement of watermains that are reaching the end of their useful life.
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New pipe solves water main break problems
Madison Water Utility has found a way to resolve the problem without tearing up the street.
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FCM Sustainability Trade Show News Release
FCM Sustainability Trade Show brings leading sustainable products and services to 500 municipal participants
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Quinn Persuades FER-PAL to Open in Elgin
Governor Quinn said he worked hard to persuade a watermain repair company to open a new office in the Northwest suburbs.
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New Green-Tech Firm May Reduce Costs of Replacing Chicagoland’s Aging Water Mains
Chicagoland’s aging water infrastructure is under more stress than ever, and recent watermain breaks are a telling sign of the disaster that Chicago and all cities with aging watermains are facing.
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FER-PAL Opens HQ in Elgin, Creates 50 jobs
Gov. Pat Quinn joined Fer-Pal Construction executives Tuesday to open the watermain rehabilitation company’s new U.S. headquarters in Elgin, creating 50 jobs with a potential of up to $260,000 in state incentives.
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Madison Water Utility Builds New Watermains — Inside The Old Ones
Imagine Badger Rd. completely gutted – nothing but dirt and gravel, impassable for months. Same story for West Mifflin St. and Lake Mendota Drive. It’s what would have happened had Madison Water Utility chosen to dig up and replace the aging watermains that run beneath those streets.
