CEUCA represents contractors that engage in environmental or utility contracting and construction and associates engaged in the manufacture of or sale of products or services by persons engaged in environmental or utility contracting and construction.  [more]

CEUCA 2013 Schedule of Meetings and Events

Joint Forces Luncheon Meeting - Registration & Information

CEUCA Officers [Contact List - for members only] 

Laws, Regulations and Legislation

• Call Before You Dig Excavators’ Manual (includes CBYD regulations for Excavation Near Underground Utility Facilities)

• Conn. Gen. Stat. Chap. 293 Excavation, Demolition or Discharge of Explosives

• Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 16-231a. Cuts and permanent patches in highway. Inspections. Repairs. Certification.

• Utility contractors and excavators believed to have violated CBYD laws or regulations would be subject to investigation and hearing, including depositions, subpoena, and production of records, and civil penalties under House Bill 5474 before the Energy and Technology Committee. The bill establishes an enforcement division within the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to review and investigate any such potential violations, including noncompliance with any order or decision issued by PURA. CCIA and CEUCA are opposed to the provision.

• The Department of Consumer Protection published notice_of_intent to amend regulations concerning aeration piping system work in order to clarify that only those persons who hold an appropriate plumbing and piping license shall perform all such work as defined in the proposed regulation. Written comments are due to the agency by May 26, 2011; a public hearing is scheduled for May 31, 2011, at 10 am.

Summary of proposed amendments to CBYD regulations

EPA rulemaking concerning sanitary sewer overflows and basement backups

Proposed Amendments to Connecticut's Water Quality Standards

Proposed Stream Flow Standards and Regulations

Links to Industry Resources

Construction

• Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority - New_Construction/Development
• MDC Clean Water Project
• Northeast Utilities – Construction Updates
• United Illuminating Contractor Information
  • Projects

Safety and Damage Prevention

• Call Before You Dig
  • Excavator Incident Report Form
• Common Ground Alliance
• Dig Safely
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Pipeline Association for Public Awareness

Industry Organizations

• AGC of America Municipal & Utilities Division
• American Society of Civil Engineers – Pipeline Division
• American Water Works Association, Connecticut Section
• Association of Equipment Manufacturers-Utility
• Clean Water America Alliance
• Clean Water Construction Coalition
• Clean Water Council
• Connecticut Water Pollution Abatement Association
• Connecticut Water Works Association
• Connecticut’s Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (CtWARN)
• Distribution Contractors Association
• National Association of Clean Water Agencies
• National Utility Contractors Association
• National Utility Locating Contractors Association
• New England Water Environment Association
• North American Society for Trenchless Technology
• Underground Construction Technology Association
• Water Environment Federation
• Water Infrastructure Network
• Water Resources Coalition
• Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association (WWEMA)

Federal Government

• Construction Spending
  U.S. Census Bureau Monthly Value of Construction Put in Place Survey for private and public sectors
• Environmental Protection Agency
  • Aging Water Infrastructure (AWI) Research
  • Ground Water and Drinking Water
  • Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facilities
  • Municipalities and Wastewater Treatment Plants
  • Office of Wastewater Management
  • Stormwater Program
  • Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s)
  • Water Infrastructure
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• House Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

State Government

• Department of Consumer Protection
• Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
  • Connecticut's Clean Water Fund
    • Clean Water State Revolving Funds
    • Final 2012-2013 Clean Water Fund Priority List
  • Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) (formerly Department of Public Utility Control)
    • PURA Gas Pipeline Safety Unit
• Department of Labor
• Department of Public Health
  • Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program
    • Draft DWSRF Priority List of Projects for State Fiscal Year 2012
    • Draft DWSRF Priority List of Projects for State Fiscal Year 2013
• Department of Transportation
  • Utilities Section

Municipal

• Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
• Connecticut Association of Street and Highway Officials (CASHO)
  Education on public works functions including highways, streets, roads and appurtenances, and public utilities
• Metropolitan District Commission
  • The MDC Clean Water Project

Research and Education

• Center for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education (CUIRE)
  A cooperative university-based research center, with a partnership among academe, industry and other organizations, that develops new and cost-effective solutions to construct and renew aging underground infrastructure.

Products and Services

• Planet Underground
  A resource for products and services related to underground damage prevention. 

Publications

• CONNStruction - Clean Water edition Dec. 2011
  
   
• Connecticut Construction Guidelines: The Manual for Successful Building Projects (2011)
• Damage Prevention Professional
  The Magazine for Underground Infrastructure Protection
• Underground Construction
  A monthly magazine of the Underground Construction Technology Association.
• Water Utility Infrastructure Management
  The Journal of Finance and Management for Water and Wastewater Professionals.
  • Financial Report: "The Outlook for U.S. Utility Infrastructure Construction" by W. Chris Daum, March/April 2011

Miscellaneous

• Liquid Assets
  The Story of Our Water Infrastructure; a public media and outreach initiative that seeks to inform the nation about the critical role that our water infrastructure plays in protecting public health and promoting economic prosperity.

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