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AMERICAN Valves, Ductile Iron Pipe and Fittings Part of Fast-Track Solution for Emergency Tank Replacement
When a 6-million-gallon raw water tank in Muscogee County, Ga. collapsed in 2009, Columbus Water Works (CWW) faced a sizeable cleanup job, diminished emergency water reserves and a fast-track rebuild project.
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AMERICAN Valves Are Timely for University of Alabama Improvements
When it was imperative that improvements be done on time to the University of Alabama’s Campus Drive, Summit Pipe and Supply needed a reliable supplier of valves and hydrants. The Tuscaloosa-based distributor chose AMERICAN.
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AMERICAN/Ferguson Partnership Is Key Part of First Water System for Russia, Ohio
Changes in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations prompted the Village of Russia, Ohio, to put the question of whether to build a new water system in front of the voters. Eighty percent voted in favor of increasing taxes for the new system, which was completed in 2009. Previously, wells were the water source for the village.
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AMERICAN Valves and Hydrants Part of Post-Katrina Mississippi Gulf Coast Restoration
Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, AMERICAN has shipped more than 1,600 American-Darling fire hydrants and almost 10,000 gate valves to Mississippi Utilities Supply Company, a Ferguson Waterworks subsidiary and AMERICAN distributor in Gulfport, Miss. Mississippi Utilities Supply was open for business the day after Katrina and stayed open 24/7 for several months following the disaster to service utilities in the region. The distributor took orders and delivered orders even before electrical service was restored, which allowed the use of computers and land phone lines.
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AMERICAN Products Lay the Foundation for Major Water Improvements in South Dakota
20 years after the WEB Water Development Association installed more than 100 miles of AMERICAN ductile iron pipe, forming the association’s original transmission line, WEB and AMERICAN hooked up again to expand a water treatment plant and add five miles of ductile iron pipe to the system.
