As temperatures begin to drop and winter weather rears its ugly head for another year, one area of the waterworks industry becomes increasingly important with each passing day: water mains. It goes without saying that freezing temperatures increase the chances of a water service or main break with each degree. However, only by having an understanding of exactly what happens during freezing temperatures will you be able to take the appropriate steps to keep these water mains safe all throughout the season. A frozen water main is a potentially devastating problem that can affect thousands of people in one fell swoop.
For the eighth consecutive year, Team E. J. Prescott is proud to present its winter seminar series. These highly interactive workshops are designed to provide solutions to the problems associated with the maintenance and construction of our critical infrastructure.
All participants earn certificates for 5.0 Professional Development Hours.
Most communities have enjoyed the convenience of sewer systems and sewer lines for decades. This benefit has been due to master planning by many municipalities decades before, installing a significant amount of pipes and conduits before neighborhoods were ever built. Unfortunately, water and time can be brutal forces on any material, including metal and cement sewer pipes. As a result, many of the sewer systems that were laid in years before are starting to fail. Some will go a leak at a time. Others fail catastrophically, with sudden floods and smelly messes all over the place or even leeching up through lawns and grass areas.
A sewer main is the connecting pipe from your home's sewer line to the city's main line. A damaged sewer main is a huge problem for a building or home owner which needs to be fixed as soon as possible or the house will be uninhabitable. Sewage repairs do crop up unexpectedly especially in older areas of a city which have older pipes. Older pipes crack, rupture and break under pressure and damage from weather, tree roots or construction nearby. It is a good idea to budget for potential repairs because they may be quite expensive. As a guideline the average cost of a sewer repair in the U.S. is $2,885. When calculating the cost of a sewer repair, the following considerations need to be included.
When you need your sewer repaired, the worst thing you can do is wait. Blockages or breaks in a sewer line are clearly urgent plumbing problems. These breaks or blockages can cause drains to back up, which allows basements and foundations to flood. Trenchless Technology offers a faster, less expensive and environmentally friendly method for replacing and repairing sewer lines.
Traditional Sewer Line Repair - A Time Consuming Project
As pipes age, cracking and blockages cause them to fall apart. While trees are beautiful and beneficial to our environment, the stress caused by a tree’s roots can also destroy the pipes that lie beneath them. Previously, the problems caused by damaged pipes were corrected by digging up and repairing or replacing each section of pipe that was in need of attention. That was before trenchless technology became available.
Before trenchless technology, our team of technicians would spend hours just digging the trench along the pipe that needed to be replaced or repaired. After completing the repair or replacing the pipe, our technicians would then spend several more hours reburying the pipe. Completing a sewer line repair this way requires us to use numerous technicians and expensive heavy equipment. Sadly, it also destroys landscaping and lawns.
The local media is informed. Emergency text messages are sent. Notices go up at convenience stores and restaurants. No water. Again. For the third time in the past six weeks the community is under a boil order. Why? Because the water pipes were installed when Ulysses Grant was president. And the pipes aren’t rusting, they’re simply disintegrating. Stop and think about that; some of the most important infrastructure any community or city has may have been installed a century and a half ago. Who suffers from the aging infrastructure? Everyone. Schools have to shut down early, businesses suffer, and homeowners not only are inconvenienced, but they may become ill if they don’t get the message and drink the impure water.
You probably don't spend much time thinking about your water meter. Most of us don't. However, knowing where to find your meter and how to read it can help you spot a leak before it costs you unnecessary money on your water and sewer bills and wastes precious water resources.
For over a century, American engineers have been using iron pipe to create the nation’s water system infrastructure. Today’s modern iron pipe is fabricated to last more than 100 years. There are a number of ironclad facts about this pipe that it makes it the preferred industry standard for water systems.
Effective August 1, 2014. Team EJP is proud to announce that we have switched our entire company to AMERICAN for our Ductile Iron Pipe requirements. We will be distributing AMERICAN for all of our pipeline projects as well as utilizing AMERICAN in our fabrication facility at QWP (Quality Water Products) and RedHed.
After a relationship with Griffin Pipe that has been in existence since 1962, we were faced with a difficult situation when Griffin sold in early 2014. Despite our best efforts, we were unable to enjoy the relationship we once had with our pipe supplier.
You know that your job in the water, wastewater and stormwater industry is going to become more challenging every year because of the growing scarcity of fresh water, our aging infrastructure, increased federal regulations, and an aging work force.
In order to help, Team EJP has developed a comprehensive specification that addresses many critical issues that you and your organization face. The future is not about purchasing power, but about aligning your firm or utility with the company that can provide you assurances and protection.
