Author: Professor, Dr. Dietrich Stein - TrenchlessOnline

PUBLISHER’S MESSAGE
Contaminated Water Draws
$4 Billion in Claims
A recent Congressional hearing that has probed drinking water
problems at Camp Lejeune, N.C., has brought dramatic attention to
our drinking water infrastructure.As many as 1 million people were
exposed to contaminated water dating back to the 1970s at Camp
Lejeune, according to a document from a federal
health agency.
The problem resulted from the chemicals
TCE (a degreasing solvent) and PCE (a dry-cleaning agent).The government
describes them as probable carcinogens and believes that
the water was contaminated by a dry cleaner adjacent to Camp
Lejeune and by industrial activities on the base.As reported Aug. 15
by ABC News,“At least 850 former residents of the base have filed
administrative claims, seeking nearly $4 billion, for exposure to the
industrial solvents.”The issue is whether exposure to the solvents possibly
caused birth defects and leukemia in babies.
With our litigious society in the United States, it is hard to imagine
that the claims from this will stop at $4 billon.The magnitude
of this problem, and particularly how far back in time this is being
investigated, should be an eye-opener for our local officials in
addressing their water and wastewater infrastructure problems.
Pipeline Inspection Supplement
We are pleased to include in this issue of Trenchless Technology a special pipe inspection
supplement.Technological improvements have advanced the means by which local
officials can get a much more accurate evaluation of their underground pipelines. CCTV
has a proven track record and now you are finding advanced camera systems, sonar and
other remarkable innovations, as well as sophisticated data management systems. Our
managing editor Sharon Bueno and assistant editor Katherine Fulton have done an
excellent job of pulling all this information together for your review.
Miami-Dade, Fla.
Miami-Dade has been at the forefront in the use of trenchless technology going back
to the late 1980s. Soil conditions are especially favorable for the use of grouting annular
space in pipeline rehabilitation, as well as pipe relining. Leading much of this effort has
been Luis Aguiar,chief of water transmission and distribution with Miami-Dade Water and
Sewer Department (MDWSD) and Rod Lovett, chief of the MDWSD sewage collection
division.As Miami-Dade moves into its next phase of underground infrastructure work, it
is now embraces such trenchless methods as cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) and lateral
inspection and lining. Be sure to read this comprehensive report on Miami-Dade in this
issue.
Trenchless Technology International
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do a special front cover (on top of our regular cover) for our 3,500
international readers.These readers are principally ISTT members
outside of North America.
We do this because Trenchless Technology International is the
“Official Publication of ISTT.” So whether you are in the United
States, Canada, Europe or China, we provide you with the latest
information about the trenchless industry — indeed we are the No.
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