Beyond Metal
Water & Wastes Digest
July 2008
By Domenic DeCaria
Implementing CPVC pipe to curtail corrosion in water treatment plants
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The 90-Inch Double-Stopple Project
Water & Wastes Digest
July 2007
By Neda Simeonova & Clare Pierson
To make room for a new runway, Chicago’s O’Hare Modernization Project required that a 90-in. water main be relocated without disrupting service to 300,000-plus residents in seven communities
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A Mix of Old & New
Water & Wastes Digest
October 2006
Ben R. Bogner
An ingenious combination of old concrete and new fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite saved precious time while preventing a potentially serious wastewater problem in metropolitan Denver.
Pipes Solve Potable Water Problems
Water & Wastes Digest
February 2006
Philip R. Snyder
South San Joaquin Water Treatment Plant opts for direct bury installation for potable water pipes
Pipe Flexible for Various Applications
Water & Wastes Digest
August 2005
By Tanya Rouce
Working on a tight timeline, contractors finished the work between January and June 2004. It is the largest such project completed by Artesian Water to date.
That Sinking Feeling
Water & Wastes Digest
August 2004
By Kimberly Paggioli, PE
The pipes used for sliplining to repair the sewer line under Almeda Road in Houston have gasket-sealed joints that can provide leak-free service and prevent future infiltration.
In the Wake of the Flood
Water & Wastes Digest
August 2004
By Ralph J. Davila
Cuyahoga Falls, a city of 50,000 and one of the most severely impacted areas in northeast Ohio, was declared a federal disaster zone…
Preserving A Revenue Stream
Water & Wastes Digest
October 2003
Matt Schroder
Contractors and utility officials in Water District #10 in Delaware County, Okla., had always used PVC pipe for their water systems, in part because it was available in blue for easy identification in the ground. When a manufacturing members of the Plastics Pipe Institute developed a solid blue high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe for potable water applications, the battle between HDPE pipe and PVC pipe was on. In the end, HDPE was selected for this particular application.
Piece Pipe
Water & Wastes Digest
August 2003
Drew L. Wilson
When the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Project is completed in 2008, it will include over 4,300 miles of transmission and distribution pipelines, a water treatment plant, booster stations, and numerous reservoirs. Phase XII of the project--the Rosebud Sioux Rural Water System--is under construction and this particular phase involves a significant quantity of high-density polyethylene pipe.
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