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Register now for Trenchless Live 2010!

Mon, 26 July 2010 Keynote speakers for the Breakfast Session at Trenchless Live 2010 have been confirmed and online registrations are now open!

CCTV inspection of trunk sewers

Trenchless Australasia — July 2010 A unique and innovative way of using CCTV technology to inspect trunk sewers – on a floating device – has been developed by Rangedale Drainage Services for Melbourne Water.

Council plans to improve sewerage in Rosewood

Tue, 29 June 2010 Ipswich City Council has commenced works to improve the sewerage network of Rosewood, located in southeast Queensland.

Industry report reveals challenges ahead for Tas water

Thu, 4 March 2010 The first Tasmanian Water and Sewerage Industry Report has been released and shows that important challenges lie ahead for water corporations in Tasmania in developing infrastructure to the required standard over ten years.

I love Trenchless Technology!

Wed, 3 March 2010 The Trenchless Australasia magazine team loves Trenchless Technology – do you?

Trenchless – top of the charts

Mon, 1 February 2010 The April 2010 edition of Trenchless Australasia will feature the inaugural Trenchless Wall Chart, which will be posted free to thousands of decision makers.

CCTV inspects Seymour’s sewers

Wed, 9 December 2009 Goulburn Valley Water is currently undertaking annual CCTV sewer inspection work in Seymour, rural Victoria.

Preserving water in Australia

Trenchless Australasia — December 2009 Regular high pressure jetting of sewer mains is an essential and accepted part of routine pipe maintenance. The process clears pipelines of roots, debris, obstructions and cleans the inside of the pipe. As a result, the hydraulic capacity of the pipe is typically restored and the potential for surcharges and overflows is reduced.

SECA set to open new facility

Trenchless Australasia — December 2009 Sewer Equipment Company (Australia) – SECA – is expanding its business and services in CCTV and pipe maintenance – and is relocating before Christmas.

Cleaning pipes with pigs

Trenchless Australasia — December 2009 Pigs are integral for the maintenance of pipeline infrastructure. Broadly, there are two different types of pigs – cleaning pigs and intelligent pigs (or in-line inspection tools). Here, Trenchless Australasia, looks at the basics of cleaning pigs. This article looks at cleaning pigs for the petrochemicals industry, and provides a water pipeline case study opposite.

Setting the standard in New Zealand

Trenchless Australasia — December 2009 Steve Apeldoorn from ProjectMax believes that the trenchless industry in New Zealand is poised for considerable expansion, however the development of standards and guidelines for the industry is an important component of ongoing success and growth.

CCTV helps identify potential problems in Wingham

Wed, 4 November 2009 MidCoast Water is currently undertaking pipe condition and assessment works using CCTV in Wingham, New South Wales.

MCG sewer inspection for AFL Grand Final

Fri, 25 September 2009 City West Water has used the IBAK Panoramo CCTV system to inspect the Melbourne Cricket Ground’s (MCG) sewerage system in the lead up to the 2009 AFL Grand Final, as part of its annual maintenance program.

Delivery of a promise

Trenchless Australasia — September 2009 Three years ago Yarra Valley Water released tender documents for a 500 kilometre contract that was to utilise IBAK’s 3D opto-scanning technology, Panoramo. The decision to specify an opto-scanner as opposed to alternative technologies was based on the promise of its clarity, the completeness of the information gathered and the overall productivity of the system.

Central Highlands Water

Trenchless Australasia — September 2009 With lower than average rainfall across regional Victoria over the last several years, water resource and asset management is the biggest challenge facing Central Highlands Water. Trenchless Australasia spoke with Asset Optimisation Co-ordinator Adam Parr about how the water authority manages its resources and the role of Trenchless Technology in the maintenance process.

Sewer root control with Sanafoam Vaporooter II

Trenchless Australasia — June 2005 Treating sewer lines with Sanafoam Vaporooter foaming sewer root inhibitor to control tree root penetration reduces customer inconvenience, decreases maintenance costs and extends the life of the collection asset. Marshall Horne from RSP Environmental Services provided this account of his experience with Sanafoam Vaporooter.

Wagga City cuts costs not roots

Trenchless Australasia — September 2005 Supervisor of sewer operations for the City of Wagga Wagga, Len Kennedy, is changing the way things are done. Len has initiated a targeted pro-active program of treating branch lines and short sections of mains with Vaporooter foaming sewer root inhibitor in problem areas in order to reduce sewer chokes and overflows which cause inconvenience to customers and result in the excessive cost of emergency response call outs.

A new age dawns on pipeline inspection technology

Trenchless Australasia — September 2005 As demand on infrastructure increases so too does the necessity for maintenance and the requirement for long term sustainability. Asset owners have been adopting preventative maintenance programs as the best and most economical means of accomplishing this for many years and few would disagree that an emphasis on systematic condition assessment is of paramount importance.

Drilline refurbishes collapsed sewer line in Perth

Trenchless Australasia — September 2005 Drilline Pty Ltd is a Western Australian owned and operated company providing specialised services to the civil infrastructure and urban development industries.

Nordipipe introduced for Hong Kong water main rehabilitation

Trenchless Australasia — December 2005 Chevalier Pipe Technologies, a new global player in the rehabilitation of critical underground infrastructure, chose the world stage of IFAT 2005 trade show in Munich, Germany to launch its operations.

Stormwater rehabilitation in Tea Tree Gully, South Australia

Trenchless Australasia — December 2005 Subsidence in the bitumen road surface and road base debris downstream alerted the City of Tea Tree Gully to an underlying problem. Following a survey utilising CCTV imaging, various faults were found in a section of 525 mm RCP stormwater drainage, including lobster back bends of approximately 22° that had not been concrete encased or bandaged during construction.

KRE launces new robot

Trenchless Australasia — March 2006 Ever since the inception of pipe relining, there has been a need to reinstate lateral connections to the mainline, regardless of the technique or material employed. Originally performed by manual excavation and replacement of the lateral connection, this method was labour intensive, costly and disruptive.

New edition of NZ pipe inspection manual

Trenchless Australasia — March 2006 The new edition of the New Zealand Pipe Inspection Manual is currently being reviewed by focus groups and is expected to be available in June 2006.

Information and technology and CCTV

Trenchless Australasia — March 2006 nformation technology has certainly had a major influence on the CCTV pipeline inspection industry.

Laser Profiling - beyond CCTV

Trenchless Australasia — March 2006 The ClearLine Profiler adds real engineering benefit to pipeline inspections. Developed over five years by Auckland company CleanFlow Systems, the Profiler is now used by CCTV operators and engineers in 18 countries.

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