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inl rinational Pipe Bursting Association <br />George Mallakis, Chair <br />The NASSCO semi-annual <br />�k meeting was held on Monday <br />September 29th at WEFTEC <br />•� �,.�in New Orleans. All of <br />the NASSCO committees <br />and divisions updated the <br />membership on the work <br />inside of their respective groups. <br />Matt Timberlake, Vice -Chair presented an update on <br />behalf of the IPBA. <br />Current IPBA work underway: <br />Education Committee <br />1. 2015 UCT in Houston, Texas with a dedicated <br />"pipe bursting — a view from the field track". <br />2. December 1 Oth 1:OOpm — 3:OOpm EST WEF <br />webinar "Pipe Bursting - A Mature and Diverse <br />Trenchless Technology". People can register at <br />WEF.org and will receive 2.0 PDHs. <br />John Nelson, Chair <br />Over the past few years the ICGA has developed <br />many tools to educate individuals about cost effective <br />solutions provided by Chemical Grout. Unfortunately, <br />many times these tools end up forgotten or lost <br />amongst a pile of other papers on our respective <br />desks. Fortunately, there is a one -stop shop for these <br />items - the ICGA web site. In the coming months <br />we are looking to undertake an update to the website. <br />However, this by no means reduces the vast amount <br />of information that is currently available at www. <br />sewergrouting.com. Should you have a need for <br />some good technical data, specifications, case histories <br />or even a reliable contractor to complete a chemical <br />grouting project, be sure to visit sewergrouting.com <br />In addition to the website update, we are in the process <br />of building a task list for future ICGA projects. One <br />item which we are currently looking to complete is <br />a before and after case study on infiltration control <br />3. Developing a joint presentation and technical <br />workshop, with NASSCO, for the 2015 WEF <br />Collections System Conference that will be held <br />April 2015 in Ohio. <br />4. IPBA Lateral Committee is still looking for <br />volunteers to help and is planning to meet in 2015 <br />at the WWETT conference (formerly Pumper <br />Cleaner). It is the goal of the lateral committee to <br />have <br />a written guideline for lateral pipe bursting for the <br />IPBA Leadership team to review and approve <br />prior to the 2015 WWETT show. <br />The IPBA's annual meeting will again be held at UCT <br />in January 2015 with a semi-annual meeting at No -Dig <br />in Denver. <br />We are continuing to run technical articles and case <br />studies through the major trenchless media <br />outlets like Trenchless Technologies and Underground <br />Construction magazines. <br />when grouting lateral connections <br />of CIPP lined sanitary sewer <br />pipe. Should you have a project <br />on which such a study may be <br />developed or a suggestion for a <br />new ICGA task, please contact <br />John Nelson at john@visu-sewer. <br />com. <br />On a more somber note, we lost <br />two of the most influential "grouters" in the industry <br />this year - Dick <br />Schantz and Norm Sirna. They were staunch <br />supporters of NASSCO, members of the original <br />Grout Task Force and their creative thinking laid the <br />foundation of our industry. We were blessed to have <br />their leadership and council for the past 20+ years. <br />They will be truly missed. <br />Tell Your PACP Knowledge Answer Key <br />L true 3. c 5. c <br />2. false 4. b <br />20 NASSCO TIMES <br />