Join more than 4,200 manhole rehabilitation professionals, municipal engineers, and public works leaders who make up the Manhole Recovery community. This is where the industry’s smartest practitioners share what they’ve learned — no vendor spin, no sales pitches, just real-world knowledge from people who work in the field every day.

What Community Members Get

  • Full webinar archive access — every recording, slide deck, and resource from our entire library of past webinars
  • Spec template library — downloadable specification templates, RFP language, and bid documents vetted by our technical team
  • Peer Q&A forum — post questions and get answers from experienced practitioners across the country
  • Monthly newsletter — curated digest of the most important developments in manhole rehabilitation, new research, regulatory changes, and field innovations
  • Regional chapter membership — automatic enrollment in your regional chapter with access to monthly meetings
  • Early conference registration — first access to the annual conference with member pricing

Who’s In the Community

Our members span every sector of the infrastructure industry:

  • Municipal public works directors and engineers
  • State DOT and environmental agency staff
  • Underground utility contractors and specialty applicators
  • Engineering consultants and project managers
  • Material suppliers and equipment manufacturers
  • University researchers and students in civil/environmental engineering

Community Forum Highlights

Active discussions this week include:

  • Best practices for manhole rehabilitation in active traffic lanes — 42 replies, 186 views
  • HDPE vs. polyurea: which performs better in combined sewer overflows? — 31 replies, 147 views
  • Anyone using AI for manhole condition scoring? Share your experience — 28 replies, 203 views
  • Ohio EPA new requirements for sanitary sewer overflow reporting — 19 replies, 98 views
  • Spec help needed: polyurea for a 60-year-old brick manhole — 15 replies, 72 views

Join the Community

Membership is free for public agency employees and academics. Contractors and suppliers are welcome at our standard member rate. Contact us to get started — we’ll set up your account within one business day.

Community Guidelines

Manhole Recovery is a professional community. We expect respectful, substantive discussion focused on technical and professional topics. Vendor promotion without disclosure is not permitted. See our full community guidelines on the Resources page.