Challenge: A local mid size municipality located a significant water infiltration from a creek into an active 24 inch sewer line. The problem was compounded by the fact that the problem lies buried directly under a gabion wall along the creek. A traditional repair using excavation methods was … [Read more...] about Active Sewer Line Infiltration from Creek
Challenge: A North Texas municipality discovered an active broken 6inch Vitrified Clay Pipe (VCP) for sewer wastewater that runs under a main intersection and traffic throughfare. The pipe was broken and had numerous blockages and voids that prevented the city crews from being able to clear it. … [Read more...] about Broken Municipal VCP Sanitary Sewer Line Repair
Challenge: A major roadway experienced an unexpected "sinkhole" that was eventually found to be the result of a partially collapsed large diameter storm pipe. The entity responsible was looking for a solution that would not require a major excavation, excessive time, and resulting exorbitant costs … [Read more...] about Sinkhole Pipepatch Repair
Challenge: A local mid size municipality uncovered numerous instances of infiltrations into their public sewer system. The increased volume of liquid into the system ultimately causes a higher processing cost. The problem is many locations were not accessible via normal excavation and repair … [Read more...] about Municipal Sewer Infiltrations
Challenge: A contractor mistakenly crossbored an existing 36" storm sewer line with a 6” Fiber Optic pipe. The resulting penetrations was allowing for infiltration and subsequently potentially destabilizing the surrounding soil and base. A major expressway was located directly above the crossbore … [Read more...] about Fiber Optic Crossbore
Challenge: A contractor found that an existing 24" storm pipe had experienced a significant joint offset separation thereby causing infiltration, restricted flow and potentially destabilizing the adjacent roadway and highway structure. Access was limited and the problem area was identified to be … [Read more...] about Storm Pipe Joint Separation