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31. Earthquake Resistant Ductile Iron Pipe, Valve, And Hydrant System 5/22/2017

    Recently, ASCE released its Infrastructure Report Card, giving the nation’s drinking water infrastructure a D: in poor to fair condition and mostly below standard. Many water utilities and communities are doing the hard but necessary thing in finding the resources to upgrade their aging water infrastructure. And, for those in earthquake prone areas, hopefully considering an earthquake resistant system.

32. AMERICAN's Earthquake Joint System Passes The Test 5/16/2017

    AMERICAN’s Earthquake Joint System, introduced in 2015, has been put to the test and shown to withstand ground ruptures in excess of those experienced during some of the world’s most catastrophic earthquakes.

33. From Four Hours To 45 Minutes: Las Vegas Valley Water District Saves Time And Money With ALPHA 5/4/2017

    Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD), which serves more than one million customers in southern Nevada, completed its first pilot installation of the AMERICAN Flow Control Series 2500 Resilient Wedge Gate Valve with ALPHA restrained joint ends in April 2017. LVVWD Engineer Kenya Henderson said, “We were impressed with how quick and easy it was to install the gate valve with ALPHA ends.”

34. Growth Boom In Cumberland: AMERICAN Pipe, Valves Installed In Cobb County's Biggest Pipeline Upgrade In Decades 5/4/2017

    Cobb County, Georgia’s Cumberland area has changed dramatically over the last 30 years. What used to be a predominantly suburban office market is now a community with desirable housing, abundant entertainment, a booming business climate and the new home to the Atlanta Braves.

35. Phase I Of Louisville Water Company Project Nears Completion With Successful Install Of AMERICAN Spiral-Welded Steel Pipe 4/11/2017

    Louisville Water Company, the utility for Louisville, Kentucky, has announced that Phase I of the Eastern Parkway Project to install 2.2 miles of 42-inch AMERICAN spiral-welded steel pipe is nearing completion.

36. Making It Work: 174 Hydrants And 280 Valves Installed In 120 Days 3/16/2017

    A timeline of 120 days. Construction in the middle of winter, when temperatures were frigid and snow covered the ground. Despite these challenges, Elite Excavating Company of Ohio, Inc., was able to install 174 AMERICAN Flow Control American-Darling MK 73 fire hydrants and 280 resilient wedge gate valves in sizes 6 to 18 inches in three months.

37. AMERICAN Pipelines Serve New Water Treatment Facility In Alabama 1/24/2017

    Established in 1823, Huntsville Waterworks was the first municipal water system in Alabama. At the time, the population in the area was only about 1,300 people. Fast forward almost 200 years. The population of the city of Huntsville is now estimated at more than 190,000, and it has been the fastest growing major city in Alabama the past 15 years.

38. Another First: Zinc-Coated Pipe Installed In Danville, Indiana 11/9/2016

    The town of Danville, Indiana, recently became the first in the state to specify and install zinc-coated ductile iron pipe. The 1,500 linear feet of 6-inch zinc-coated AMERICAN ductile iron pipe was used in a replacement project. Water Superintendent Jim Russell worked with Kent Elliot of Banning Engineering to specify zinc-coated ductile iron pipe – a product that will improve lifecycle costs and decrease long-term maintenance needs.

39. One Of Nation's Largest Water Utilities Moving To Zinc-Coated, V-Bio Wrapped Ductile Iron Pipe 11/8/2016

    Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) recently updated its specifications so that all ductile iron pipe installed in its system is zinc-coated and uses V-Bio enhanced polyethylene encasement. The zinc coating system is a proven, life extending product for iron pipe that recently became available in domestic markets. Zinc has been used internationally to extend the life of iron pipe for many years. V-Bio enhanced polyethylene encasement provides additional protection for pipe in aggressive soils.

40. New Alpha Restrained Joint Saves Labor, Time, Money 9/26/2016

    AMERICAN Flow Control recently unveiled the new ALPHA restrained joint for use on its Series 2500 4- to 12-inch Resilient Wedge Gate Valves and its American-Darling and Waterous fire hydrants at the 2016 Water Environment Federation’s Technical Exhibition and Conference in New Orleans.