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NEWSLINE LATEST INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS
Included on Interior's list are the Jordan Cove
liquefied natural gas terminal in Oregon and the
Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline in Virginia.
Other projects listed include highway
improvements in South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida and other states; storm levees and
wetlands restoration initiatives in Louisiana;
the Lake Powell water pipeline in Utah; wind
farms in New Mexico and off the Massachusetts
coast; and mining projects in Nevada, Idaho,
Colorado and Alaska.
A spokesman for Interior Secretary David
Bernhardt said in an emailed statement that
the administration was taking steps to improve
government decision making while still making
sure environmental consequences
are "thoughtfully analyzed."
"For far too long, critically important
infrastructure, energy and other economic
development projects have been needlessly
paralyzed by federal red tape," spokesman
Conner Swanson said.

Plastics Pipe Institute
Offering Bounty for
Old Exhumed HDPE Pipe
The Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI) is offering a $200
bounty for exhumed high-density polyethylene
(HDPE) conduit as part of an ongoing research project to demonstrate the longevity of HDPE conduit.
The purpose of the PPI HDPE Conduit
Sample Collection Program is to analyze the
used conduit for research about long-term
performance and durability.
Specifically, the organization is looking for
samples that have been in service for 15 years or
longer. The reward will go to the samples that are
selected for testing.
The project will accept any diameter or SDR and
a length of 8 to 20 feet is sufficient.
"This research effort will increase the body of
knowledge about the product's long-term durability for power and communication applications," said
Patrick Vibien, P.Eng., director of engineering for
the Power & Communications Division of PPI.

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Granite Awarded 5 Sewer
Rehab Contracts in Chicago
Granite announced that its pipeline rehabilitation
subsidiary, Granite Inliner, has been awarded five
sewer renewal contracts totaling approximately
$148 million by the city of Chicago.
The five contracts are part of an $8 billion,
multi-year program and are funded by the
city of Chicago and Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency.
Granite Inliner will be responsible for the CIPP
(cured in place pipes) lining of 10-inch to 60-inch
diameter sewers, structure rehabilitation and
sewer repairs for a total of 575,000 lineal feet.
"This project marks our fourteenth year
partnering with the City of Chicago since the
inception of this sewer renewal program," said
Granite Inliner Regional Vice President Denise
McClanahan. "Granite Inliner takes pride in
knowing that our work is helping to protect the
city's essential infrastructure and uphold our
commitment to sustainable development."

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