The NASTT Midwest Regional Chapter is now accepting abstracts for its 2025 Annual Trenchless Technology Conference in Milwaukee, WI. The conference will take place at the Harley Davidson Museum on September 18, 2025.

The abstracts must be submitted by July 23, 2025.

Abstracts from the following subject areas are of interest:

POTABLE WATER AND PRESSURE SYSTEMS

• Pipeline Inspection, Locating and Condition Assessment
• Pipe Rehabilitation
• Pipe Bursting
• Emerging Technologies

WASTEWATER, STORMWATER, AND NON-PRESSURE SYSTEMS

• Advanced Pipeline Condition Assessment
• I&I and Leak Detection
• Pipeline and Laterals Rehabilitation
• Pipeline Inspection, Locating and Condition Assessment
• Cured-in-Place Pipe Lining
• Sliplining
• Pipe Bursting
• Spray Applied Linings
• Grouting
• Manhole Rehabilitation

NEW INSTALLATIONS – TUNNELING, BORING, AND PIPE RAMMING

• New Concepts or Trenchless Equipment, Materials and Methods
• New Application for Boring Techniques (Auger Boring and Pipe Ramming)
• Pilot Tube Boring (Tunneling)

ENERGY PIPELINE SYSTEMS

• Pipeline Inspection, Locating and Condition Assessment
• Aging System Rehabilitation
• New Trenchless Installation
• Standards and Regulations

HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING (HDD)

• New Concepts and Applications for Horizontal Directional Drilling Equipment, Materials and Methods

INDUSTRY ISSUES

• Subsurface Utility Engineering
• Submittal Requirements and Quality Assurance/Quality Control
• Project Budgeting and Prioritization
• Funding for “Green” Technologies
• Selection Criteria for Contractors
• Social Costs and Impacts
• Carbon Footprint Reduction
• Sustainable Construction Practices
• Industry Trends, Issues and Concerns
• Differing Site Condition Claims

You will need the following to complete the submission: Title, abstract, co-author/co-presenter names.

If you have any questions about submitting an abstract please contact Kurt Breitenbuche, kbreitenbucher@brierleyassociates.com.