The NASTT Pacific Northwest Chapter is now accepting abstracts for its 2025 Annual Conference in Portland, OR on February 11-12, 2025.

The abstracts must be submitted by January 10, 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 Glen Wheeler, glenw@jwfowler.com.