Thank you for an Amazing Seminar!
We would just like to thank all of the vendors, moderators, speakers and attendees for making yesterday’s seminar such a success! The event was near capacity, and had great engagement from everyone present.
A sincere thank you to you all for your continued support of PUG!
2024 Sharing Technologies Seminar – REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
The Pipe Users Group of Northern California is happy to announce that registration for its 32nd annual SHARING TECHNOLOGIES SEMINAR is now open!
Click here to see the Seminar page for more information.
January Meeting at Brown and Caldwell!
Hello, PUG Members!
Our January 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 January 9th, 2024. Take the South Lobby elevator to the 3rd floor.
The presentation will be provided by Kris Wall, from B&K Valves and Equipment, and is titled, “Everything you Need to Know About Water and Wastewater Valves: Types, Advantages, Disadvantages, Common Applications and Application Criteria”. The presentation will be on the different types of valves used in the water industry and why exercising and assessing valves is important. Knowing the valves operate as they should saves time and money in emergency response and other critical situations. Purpose: to learn about the types of valves used in the municipal water and wastewater industry, advantages and disadvantages, common applications and application criteria.
Please RSVP using the Google Form link below by Monday, January 8th at noon.
December Meeting at Brown and Caldwell!
Hello, PUG Members,
Our December 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 December 12th, 2023. Take the South Lobby elevator to the 3rd floor.
The presentation will be provided by Vince Marano, from CMP Pipelines, and is titled, “Acquaint Acquarius In-Line Inspection of Pressure Pipes for Asset Management ”. The Acquaint Acquarius pipe inspection tool is from the Netherlands. It is an inline inspection soft foam pig that operates with a pipeline full of water and uses the water as a motive force. The main sensors are ultrasonic, an inertial mapping unit, a hydrophone, and a magnetic field wave unit. The Acquarius can inspect any type of pipe including metallic, non-metallic, and even AC pipe. The deliverables include xyz mapping, high-resolution measurements of wall thickness, joint angles and gap width, ovality, axial deformation, and more. Currently, Acquaint is performing over 1 inspection per week throughout the work. The Acquarius is a great tool to use to determine when and where any rehabilitation is needed on a pipeline sized between 8-inches to 54-inches.
Please RSVP using the Google Form link below by Monday, December 11th at noon
November Meeting – In Person at Brown and Caldwell!
Hello, PUG Members,
Our November monthly meeting will be held in-person, 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 14th, 2023. Take the South Lobby elevator to the 3rd floor.
The presentation will be provided by Rowena Patenaude (Westlake Pipe and Fittings) and Brooks Ryan (Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association), and is titled, “Common Misconceptions of PVC Pipe”. The presentation will address typical questions that both non-users and users alike have about PVC pipe. Over 40,000 water and wastewater utilities in North America use PVC pipe. More than two million miles of PVC pipe are in service in North America; one million miles of water and one million miles of sewer pipe. This presentation draws on more than half a century of success that cities have had with PVC pipe in their systems.
Please RSVP using the Google Form link below by Monday, November 13th at noon