Leading the way in environmental infrastructure maintenance

National Power Rodding has been providing superior service to Chicagoland for decades. As one of the Carylon companies, we have the resources and expertise to successfully complete even the most demanding projects safely, on time, and on budget.

Browse below to see some examples of our past performance.

2019 – Chicago North Shore – Chemical Grout Project

  • Grouting
  • Water Infiltration

National Power Rodding was contracted by the municipalities of the North Shore of Chicago to stop water infiltration with chemical grouting at sewer joints in sanitary sewer ranging in size from 15” – 54”. Most of the sewer sections we worked in were in very remote off road easement areas spanning from Glencoe IL to […]

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42 Foot Diameter Tunnel Cleaning and Inspection

  • CCTV Digital TV Inspection

National Power Rodding removed 22 million gallons of water, numerous types of stranded wildlife, and 3,275 tons of accumulated sediment, from a Texas tunnel. National Power used a custom-made vehicle to perform a digital recorded Television inspection of the 26.5 diameter, 1-mile long tunnel and facilitated entry into the tunnel and visual inspections by the owner. The debris […]

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Deep Tunnel Inspection

  • CCTV Digital TV Inspection
  • Infiltration Control

National Power Rodding Crews travelled 4.5 miles from access point to access point, 160 below ground in an 8-wheeled drive vehicle to record a digital video inspection of a 20-foot diameter tunnel in Wisconsin. The job required National Power Rodding’s experience and expertise in performing inspections of large tunnels, with limited access and unknown environmental […]

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Illinois Culvert Project

  • Grouting
  • Manhole Rehabilitation
  • Spincasting

National Power Rodding was hired to do a spincasting project for a northwestern suburb of Chicago, IL. The job called for lining two, double barreled culverts, 48” by 36” and 106 linear feet, and a third culvert 9’ by 6’, 45 feet long. Because of rainy weather, the job required the first two smaller culverts […]

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National Power Rodding Projects Update

  • Lateral Service Line Inspection and Sealing

Wherever there is work to be done, from Colorado, to one block over from our Carylon/National Power Rodding offices in Chicago, National Power Rodding has answered the call. First, the team sent one grouting crew and two lateral cleaning crews out to Colorado to do lateral cleaning in preparation of lateral grouting. The grouting will […]

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National Power Rodding Treks to Utah

  • CCTV Digital TV Inspection
  • Sewer Cleaning

National Power Rodding of Chicago, Illinois embarked on a trek 1,400 miles west to Utah for a project. The job included sewer cleaning, TV/sonar of 10,650 linear feet of 54”-60” sanitary sewers then post cleaning, TV/sonar and 2D laser work. With picturesque Utah mountain range in the background, National Power Rodding brought two jumbo cleaning […]

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Recycling Job

  • Recycling
  • Sewer Cleaning

National Power Rodding Corporation (NPR) recently competed a sewer cleaning job in the far North Suburbs of Chicago, Illinois as part of a 5-year program. NPR dispatched a crew with our recycler truck for the job. Recycling trucks recycle the water that is already in the sewer. The truck will vacuum water from the sewer, […]

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Utah Spincast Culvert

  • Grouting
  • Manhole Rehabilitation
  • Spincasting

National Power Rodding sent a crew of six field personnel, led by Superintendent Jose Dominguez, to Utah. The job entailed spincasting a 100-foot-long culvert, 7 feet high by 11 feet wide. The job was made more difficult in that the bottom of the metal culvert had completely eroded and had to be filled with a […]

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