PIPE PROGRESS is a semiannual publication that showcases new product innovations and spotlights construction projects across the country utilizing products manufactured by American Ductile Iron Pipe.

On The Cover Evening settles over the skyline of Houston, Texas, one of the nation's fastest-growing cities and one well attuned to the accelerating demand for water in the area. The Houston Area Water Corporation's Northeast Water Purification Plant is part of the solution, and large quantities of AMERICAN Ductile Iron and spiral-welded steel pipe are part of that facility. Story begins on page 2. NEW - Download this issue as a PDF file: (Left-click a PDF link to view it in your browser. Right-click to save the file to your computer.) Higher resolution PDF (6 megabytes) Medium resolution PDF (2.6 megabytes) Tell us what you think about the new PDF format of Pipe Progress online.

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PIPE PROGRESS is published by the American Cast Iron Pipe Company. Address communications to Phil Selig, Manager, Marketing Services, P.O. Box 2727, Birmingham, AL 35202-2727. Telephone: 205 325-7730; E-mail: pselig@acipco.com