Our November monthly meeting will be held at the Brown and Caldwell office in Walnut Creek! The address is 201 N Civic Dr Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, and we will begin at 11:00 a.m. on November 12th, 2024. Take the South Lobby elevator to the 3rd floor.

The presentation will be provided by Sarah La Vallee with Contra Costa Water District, Joe Heavin with Shannon and Wilson, and Bernadette Visitacion with Brown and Caldwell and is titled “Replacing a Canal with a 10′ Diameter Pipe“. This $27 million dollar project replaced 6,500 linear feet of the unlined portion of the Contra Costa Canal with a 10-foot diameter reinforced concrete pipeline located between East Cypress Road and Contra Costa Water District’s Rock Slough intake, in Oakley, CA. This presentation will highlight the design considerations and construction challenges associated with successfully completing this large conveyance project.

November Meeting RSVP Link

We are very pleased to now be accepting abstracts for our 33nd annual Sharing Technologies Seminar. The seminar will be held in Concord, CA, on Thursday, February 13th, 2025. Abstracts are due Friday October 11, 2024 by 5pm.

The objective of the SHARING TECHNOLOGIES SEMINAR is to share information amongst agencies and industry professionals. Topics for papers should relate to pipe technology in construction, rehabilitation or maintenance. Emerging technologies and trenchless construction processes are of special interest. Case histories and/or lessons learned during challenging projects and new technologies used to solve unusual situations are also good topics. 

See here for a link to the form.

Our September monthly meeting will be held at the Brown and Caldwell office in Walnut Creek! The address is 201 N Civic Dr Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, and we will begin at 11:00 a.m. on September 10th, 2024. Take the South Lobby elevator to the 3rd floor.

The presentation will be provided by Alena Mikhayolva, Geneva Pipe and Precast, and is titled, “Perfect Pipe: Lined Concrete Pipe” This presentation will provide an overview of the Perfect Pipe system including installation and maintenance. Perfect Pipe is a Reinforced Concrete Pipe (RCP) lined with a High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) plastic lining that protects concrete from microbial-induced corrosion commonly found in municipal wastewater systems. Perfect Pipe is available in standard diameters ranging from 24” to 60”.

Please RSVP using the Google Form link below by, Friday, September 6th by 5pm. This registration window cutoff is slightly earlier than it has been in the past, and is meant to ensure we are able to order the appropriate quantity of food. Thank you for your understanding. 

September Meeting RSVP Link

September Agenda and August Minutes

Our August monthly meeting will be held at the Brown and Caldwell office in Walnut Creek! The address is 201 N Civic Dr Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, and we will begin at 11:00 a.m. on August 13th, 2024. Take the South Lobby elevator to the 3rd floor.

The presentation will be provided by Su Soe and Patrick Lam with Delve Underground, and is titled, “Geotechnical Considerations for Pipeline Projects“. The presentation addresses pre-design and preconstruction geotechnical related work including desktop studies, field explorations and laboratory testing that are useful to quantify the subsurface conditions to know what geotechnical issues require emphasis and management for either open cut or trenchless installation applications.

August Meeting RSVP Link

August Agenda and July Minutes

Hello, PUG!

Here is a link to the membership renewal form for the 2024-2025 year. The 2023-2024 membership expires at the end of this month (June) – don’t let your membership lapse! 

Remember, membership is by agency or company, not by individual; therefore, only one membership fee is required for each organization. The completed membership form can be emailed back to this address.

Thank you for your continued support of PUG!