Problem / When it was discovered that the 60-inch-diameter stormwater drainage pipe under the South Haven Area Regional Airport’s main runway and taxiway was caving in, a new 300-foot pipeline had to be installed to save the paved area without impacting flight operations. Located near Lake Michigan 20 miles north of Benton Harbor, Michigan, the general aviation municipal airport has an average of 74 flights a day of mostly single-engine aircraft. The main runway is paved and is 4,800 feet long and 75 feet wide. The other is a 3,300 long turf runway.
Solution / SaniTite HP 48-inch-diameter pipe from Advanced Drainage Systems was sliplined into the
