Fixed! Creative Solution Solves Wastewater Bypass Plan

An equipment rental company finds a creative solution for bypassing wastewater during repair of a deteriorated pipe at a treatment plant.
Fixed! Creative Solution Solves Wastewater Bypass Plan
An 18-inch knife gate valve controls the flow from the 24-inch pipe feeding an 18-inch line to a clarifier.

A leak in the 30-inch ductile iron pipe (DIP) feeding the headworks at the Punta Gorda (Florida) Wastewater Treatment Plant turned into a rehabilitation project for the city. The contractor patching the leak found he could put a finger through the deteriorated pipe.

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