A leaking 30-inch cast-iron water transmission main was a long-standing problem for a neighborhood in Amarillo, Texas. Installed in 1927 when there were no houses, the 5,000-foot line supplies the Bonham Street Pump Station.A 700-foot section crosses two streets and runs through easements between three rows of homes. Leaks sometimes percolated right next to the homes. The pipe then continues 1,300 feet through an alley behind the lots.The Utilities Department installed leak clamps on the bad lead joints, but as the main became more important, the city decided to replace or line it. Dustin Davis, P.E., led the design, researching
