UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported):                      October 6, 2004         
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                          INSITUFORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Delaware                   0-10786                13-3032158
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 (State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission           (IRS Employer 
           incorporation)           File Number)         Identification No.)


       702 Spirit 40 Park Drive, Chesterfield, Missouri           63005
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           (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number,
including area code                                       (636) 530-8000        
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
          Appointment of Principal Officers.


      (d) Effective as of October 6, 2004, the Company's Board of Directors
elected Alfred T. McNeill as a member of the Company's Board of Directors. As of
the date of this filing, the Board has not yet determined on which Board
committees Mr. McNeill will serve.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 

      (c) Exhibits.
   
          See the Index to Exhibits attached hereto.







                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                   INSITUFORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


                                   By: /s/ Christian G. Farman                  
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                                      Christian G. Farman
                                      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date:    October 8, 2004




                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

These exhibits are numbered in accordance with the Exhibit Table of Item 601 of
Regulation S-K.

      Exhibit         Description
      
      99.1            Press release announcing the election of Alfred T. McNeill
                      as a member of its Board of Directors.