An area of Washington, D.C., is looking at CIPP as its likely pipe rehab method for an upcoming project, largely because of the benefit of avoiding the surface disruptions that come with opencut.
But some want the utility in charge of the project, DC Water, to take another step in its efforts to minimize the invasiveness of the project and use UV curing rather than a water or steam curing method.
About 6,100 feet of pipe in the aging Soapstone Valley sewer system would be rehabbed under the proposed project. Even though most activity would occur at existing manholes, site constraints would
Public Pushes for UV Curing on Pipe Lining Project to Reduce Environmental Impact
Heavy equipment that comes with water and steam curing methods could have a larger impact on Washington, D.C., area project because of access paths that would have to be built for some manholes
Jul 16, 2019
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