Chad Andrews is a Professional Engineer in the State of Florida holding a B.S. and M.S. in Environmental Engineering with an emphasis in Water Resources from the University of Georgia. Prior to joining Underground Solutions, Chad worked in the water resources industry as a GIS Technician, Research Staff Engineer and a water resources engineer/consultant for several years. Chad has been employed within Aegion’s Infrastructure Solutions division as a Regional Manager for Underground Solutions for 7 years, specializing in pipeline rehabilitation and new pipeline construction technologies. He provides technical assistance to end-users, engineers, and contractors for water, wastewater and electrical conduit pipelines.

There is no silver bullet technology in pressure pipe rehabilitation for water and sewer pipelines.   Utilities are looking for innovative ways to improve underground infrastructure, while utilizing both logical and economical solutions.  Oftentimes, utilizing existing conduits can be advantageous for rehabilitation by decreasing impacts to businesses and the environment.  The seminar will focus on the advantages of various trenchless technologies, including pipe bursting, sliplining, CIPP, flexible fabric reinforced pipe to be utilized in pipeline rehabilitation of sizes from up to 100".