Underground Construction - September 2018 - 44

diately saw the value of standardization and realized I needed to make sure all our workers
were certified. I became a PACP
trainer to ensure our employees
had the knowledge they needed
to assess pipes consistently and
with full integrity.
Using PACP as a competitive
advantage, PEC won a 120-mile
pipeline assessment job for
Phoenix and convinced the city
to adopt the PACP standard.
Our business and the acceptance of PACP just snowballed
from there. We went to surrounding cities and convinced
them that PACP was the way to
go. And now all of the cities in
the metropolitan Phoenix area
use and trust PACP.
The influence of PACP has
positively impacted the many
different states in which PEC

provides services including
Arizona, Idaho, Nevada and
Utah. The benefits of standardized assessment coding to cities
are many, including flexibility
in working with multiple contractors who all speak the same
language.
Over time I became even
more involved with NASSCO,
eventually serving on the Board
of Directors from 2004 to 2008.
As a contractor-based trade
association, NASSCO provided
me the opportunity to share
ideas with contractors as well as
other engineers, municipalities
and vendors. No other organization offered that networking,
and it proved to be extremely
valuable in many ways, including the fact that multiple facets
of our industry are involved in
contributing to and developing

Steve Mortensen
enjoying a dive off
Kona, Hawaii.

standards. It is never one-sided
for a particular technology or
method.
NASSCO standards have
benefitted our company and,
ultimately, our customers.
Over the years PEC has performed more than 2,000 miles
of pipeline assessment work
and approximately 200 miles
of trenchless rehabilitation,
including CIPP, pipe bursting,
tunneling and other technologies. The resources available
from NASSCO help us determine which method is most
appropriate to provide the

US Gas Processing

ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS

Into US Natural Gas Facilities
The web-based GIS application includes detailed data on more than
500 US gas processing plants, 400 natural gas underground storage
locations, and 58 natural gas market hubs.

In-Depth Data
Such as key contact details, gas plant project/facility data
(including plant type/flow, BTU content, infrastructure,
storage capacity, plant status and ownership) for the
following layers:
* US gas processing plants

* Natural gas pipelines
* Gas fields

* Natural gas underground
storage
* Natural gas market hub

* US Compressor Stations

Discover more at EnergyWebAtlas.com

SEPTEMBER 2018 | UConOnline.com

best solutions for each unique
project.
I still train PACP three or
four times each year, primarily
for our clients. After retirement
I plan to continue to train so I
can stay involved in the industry and contribute to NASSCO's
mission: to set standards for
the assessment, maintenance
and rehabilitation of underground infrastructure and assure the continued acceptance
and growth of trenchless technologies. I also plan to enjoy
life - and lots of golf - in in the
desert!

http://www.EnergyWebAtlas.com http://www.UConOnline.com

Underground Construction - September 2018

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Underground Construction - September 2018