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November 13, 2012: ULC deploys dewatering
camera system into flooded mains through
excavations to help locate and remove water
after Hurricane Sandy.
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AmericAn GAs april 2013
Water, Water anyWhere
When Hurricane sandy flooded streets along the northeastern U.s.
coast, it also inundated gas mains. Utilities had to scramble to locate
and remove water from mains to restore service. Fortunately, utilities
such as national Grid and Pse&G were able to take advantage of
prototype water-removal technology from ULc robotics. The company’s DWX 200 Dewatering camera combines a camera and tubing
to allow utilities to make a single small tap hole to find and siphon off
water up to 200 feet away in a live main. The tubing can be attached
to a typical vacuum pump. “Locating water in gas mains can be a
painstaking and time-consuming process,” ULc robotics President
and ceO Greg Penza told American Gas. “Our new solution means
utilities can make one small excavation, tap one small hole, and find
and remove water with a single device. And because it’s a ‘no-blow’
solution, they can operate in live mains.” The DWX 200 is expected to
become available for sale this spring. —Eric Schoeniger
Finding and removing water from flooded gas
mains is easier with ULC Robotics’ new dewatering
camera.
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of American Gas - April 2013