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.Thomas Traina, P.E., with King Engineering designed the upgrade and solicited help in design of a temporary bypass from the Tampa location of Sunbelt Rentals. “Our investigation determined the treatment system had less than 2 feet of head pressure,” says Eric Eaton, Sunbelt sales development manager. “However, the difference in elevation was sufficient to do a pipe-only bypass
