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CONTENTS
September 2021 / Vol. 76 No. 9
FEATURES
16
UCT Aims to Impress
in Fort Worth
UCT returns to Fort Worth, Texas.,
Tuesday, Jan. 25 through Thursday,
Jan. 27, 2022. Known for being the fi rst major
business event of the year for the underground
utility infrastructure industry, UCT is also the most
comprehensive, covering both trenchless and
open-cut aspects.
20
New UCTA Chapter Formed
The new Arizona Chapter offi cially kicked off
July 14 in conjunction with UCT 2021.
23
Trenchless Technology Center Report
TTC thrives through the pandemic: The TTC at
Louisiana Tech University has once again had
an active year of research, training and growth.
27
Utility Expo Includes
New Name, Layout
Billed as the utility industry's largest trade show
for utilities and utility contractors, The Utility Expo
(formerly known as ICUEE) will be held Sept. 28-30
in Louisville, Ky.
DEPARTMENTS
DIRECTIONAL DRILLING
28
Mini-HDD for Placement of HDPE Pipe
in Municipal Applications
A new set of guidelines for the use of mini-horizontal
directional drilling (mini-HDD) has been developed
by the Municipal Advisory Board (MAB) of the Plastics
Pipe Institute (http://plasticpipe.org).
31
HDD Guidance in Extremely
Energized Ground
A handful of HDD specialists had failed to complete a
scheduled installation of fi ber optics in a Greenville,
S.C., project that was now more than a year overdue.
35
Drilling Fluids Selection Guide
REHABTECHNOLOGY
38
NASSCO Tech Tips
Steps to understand what happens to styrene
once it enters the environment
40
Rehab News
HDD & TTC
UPDATE
Placing HDPE in Munis
Using Mini HDD
Boring Guidance in
Energized Ground
Drilling Fluids Guide
September 2021
UCONonline.com
4 Exclusive from UCONonline.com
6 Editor's Log
8 Newsline
14 Washington Watch
41 Business
45 New Products
49 Business Cards
50 Calendar of Events / Ad Index /
Sales Offi ces
ON THE COVER
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