Coal Tar Impregnated Wood Fibre Pipe – Orangeburg

Orangeburg pipe is also known as, fiber conduit and Bermico. These pipes were not meant to last long, it has done the job for quite a while but is now becoming more of a hassle to repair when it collapses. Any sewage maintenance system or conduit installation utilizing this fiber pipe is in danger of it’s condition…

Why dig? Trenchless sewer line replacement bypasses the backhoe

We love it when we find good articles on our industry. Since we recently joined Angie’s list we found out that, apparently, Angie loves the idea of trenchless, no-dig cured-in-place sewer drain and pipe repair!! Check out this post we found where, Angie Hicks, the founder of Angie’s List, answers a members question about the…

Excessive infiltration/inflow may cause sanitary sewer overflows during wet weather

What do you know about infiltration and inflow? Infiltration is defined as Groundwater entering sanitary sewers through defective pipe joints and broken pipes. Leaky pipes can be caused by careless installation or from damage after installation by differential ground movement, heavy vehicle traffic on roadways above the sewer, careless construction practices in nearby trenches or…

Hampton Roads EPA To Minimize Sanitary Sewer Overflows

How much is the region spending to address Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs) and who is paying the bill?  Basically, anytime untreated sewage gets out of the sewer system there is a problem. Every effort is made to design, construct, and operate the system so that no sewage ever gets out of the system.  However, occasionally some…

Norfolk Scope Trenchless Drain Repair Project

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM-GQZuvLZ4] Dynamic Drain Technologies was called in to take a look at a 100-foot stretch of 14-inch drain line that was causing constant backups. This drain line just so happened to go underneath the kitchen of the Norfolk Scope. Norfolk Scope is a cultural, entertainment, convention and sports complex at the northern perimeter of the downtown Norfolk, Virginia area,…

Department of Defense and RGI General Contractors Save Huge Money with Pipelining

RGI contacted us in late August about a possible opportunity to work on a highly restricted Joint Force DOD base in Suffolk, VA.  The base was under a full renovation to bring the highly technical building up to date to house cyber warfare. During the construction, RGI found an 8″ vertical storm drain that was separated…