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1 pepipe ALLIANCE FOR Responsible Infrastructure pepipe ALLIANCE FOR Responsible Infrastructure A Fresh Perspective on an Old Problem pepipe ALLIANCE FOR Responsible Infrastructure pepipe ALLIANCE FOR Responsible Infrastructure Alliance for PE Pipe Who we are Alliance for PE Pipe Taking the Plunge Industry leaders Committed Educators Better Widget!!! 1

2 LEAK-FREE CONVEYANCE 7 Membership 2

3 TRILLION 240,000 14% 1.4 TRILLION W+WW 15,000 Background Corrosion-Free Conveyance Why Use HDPE? LEAK FREE SYSTEM CORROSION RESISTANT REDUCED MAINTENANCE LONG SERVICE LIFE TOUGH/DUCTILE/FLEXIBLE SUPERIOR SEISMIC RESISTANCE Solved Typical Failure Mechanisms 13 Water Research Foundation WRF IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST WELL RESPECTED RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO DRINKING WATER RESEARCH...HELPS WATER UTILITIES, PUBLIC HEALTH AGENES AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS... RECENT EARTHQUAKES: IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. WATER UTILITIES (#4408, 2012) JOHN EIDINGER G&E ENGINEERING SYSTEMS INC., OAKLAND, CA CRAIG A. DAVIS LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER & POWER Common Denominators CONCEPON, CHILE EARTHQUAKE 2010 ESSBIO BEGAN REPLANG PIPES 2001 CHRISTCHURCH, NZ 2010 TO SEISMIC EVENTS ALL 6.0+ (15 MO.) MAYOR AND PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TOHOKU QUAKE, JAPAN EARTHQUAKE W/ TSUNAMI MOST PIPE FAILURES PULLED JOINTS Water Research Foundation Common Denominators High Performance Water Pipe THOUSANDS OF DEATHS BILLIONS IN DAMAGE SEVERE PIPE DAMAGE NO reported HDPE failures WATER RESEARCH FOUNDATION SAYS: HDPE IS SEISMICALLY RESISTANT 3

4 Cornell University DR. THOMAS O ROURKE SEISMIC 4 Shift FLEXIBILITY Large Scale Fault Rupture Simulation EXPERT IN: - GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING - EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; - UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY, - AUTHORED OVER 350 PUBLICATIONS 35 PIPE Four foot strike/slip fault event SEISMIC FLEXIBILITY 16 DR 11 The experimental evidence confirms HDPE pipelines accommodate severe deformation associated with earthquake-induced ground rupture Cornell Report Common Denominators Apple Google Tesla De Halve Maan: Enough beer to fill 12,000 bottles an hour is flowing in a 2 mile HDPE pipeline under the medieval streets of Bruges, Belgium Pressure Rated up to 335 psi 670 psi Surge 4

5 10/20/2017 Leak Free Fusion Impact Resistant Corrosion Free Photo courtesy of McElroy Mfg. U of WA Johnson Hall DIP w/ HDPE Wrap Photo by Kathy Sauber Photo by Chuck Seal Self Restrained Flexible 5

6 Really Flexible Resin Breakthroughs squeeze it flat IMPROVED, EVOLVED Product of science, Technology, chemistry mechanical strength, stiffness, hardness chemical resistance, impact & RCP resistance elevated temperature & SCG hydraulics hazen williams c factor150 Model Specifications Accountability Specs Spec Edits w/ Track Changes Accountability Engineering Accountability A Skill Use Tools Available Understand Surge No Thrust Blocks No Subtle Elbows Let the Pipe do the work 6

7 Data Recording Devices C C an American National Standard PE 4710 resin recognized from 4 to 65 for Potable Water use. Pipe and fittings are considered leak free Safety Factor Change Working pressures are recognized to 335 psi. Enhanced surge capability 1.5 times pressure for regular surges and 2 times pressure class for occasional surges Standards, Notes & Guidelines AWWA ASTM NSF AWWA C-901 Standard for ½ 3 water service AWWA C-906 Standard for 4 65 water service AWWA M-55 Design and Installation of HDPE Pipe ASTM F714 Standard Spec for HDPE Pipe based on Outside Diameter ASTM D3035 Standard Spec for HDPE Pipe based on Controlled Outside Diameter ASTM F2620 Standard Practice for Heat Fusion (Butt Fusion) of HDPE Pipe ASTM D3350 Standard Spec for PE Plastic Pipe and Fittings Materials ASTM F1055 Standard Spec for Electrofusion Type Polyethylene Fittings NSF/ANSI 61 Standard for Drinking Water Components Health Effects NSF/ANSI 14 Standard for Plastics Piping System Components and Related Material Plastic Pipe Institute PPI Handbook of Polyethylene Pipe, 626 pages, PPI EF Manual 2015 <12 PPI TN-34 Guidellines for EF couplings PPI TN-41 High Performance HDPE for Municipal Water PPI TN-44 Long Term Resistance of HDPE to Disinfectants PPI TN-49 Service Tubing Guidelines PPI TN-54 Squeeze Off Guidelines Alliance Resources PPI plasticpipe.org Handbook of Polyethylene Pipe Material Properties Pipe and Fittings Specs and Testing Design Underground Joining HDD, Lining, Bursting Alliance Resources Alliance Insider s Guide to HDPE Pipe Alliance Contractor and Operator Qualifications Model Specifications pepipe ALLIANCE FOR Responsible Infrastructure Alliance Municipal Industry Contacts Alliance Standard Pipe Chart Alliance Water Connections Decision Tree Municipal Adoption Alliance Wastewater Connections Decision Tree 7

8 Houston City of Miami Beach Largest Muni User HDPE in the US 50,000 lf per month pipe bursting WW Recent initiation use on the Water side Key Benefit: Low Cost Rehab $85 per foot and moves with soil City of Napa, CA TALE OF 2 NAPA UTILITIES No use of HDPE Key Issues: Earthquake caused 132 breaks, yet Napa Sanitation had 6 breaks all AC and no HDPE City of Napa Serves more than 89,000 people City of Napa and adjacent areas Napa Sanitation District Over 80,000 customers Serves City of Napa and uninc areas Covers 270 mi of sewer mains 30 40% of rehab is bursting VC pipe / HDPE 3 4 miles HDPE annually Livonia, MI Lago Vista, Texas HDPE exclusively water sewer 8

9 Key Contact Dave Stewart at AWWA Philly Dave Stewart City of Lago Vista Award Winning Work ESCAPE VALENA PIPE BURST TIM WELCH, PE Municipal Failure On Ohio River Louisville KY 888,000 population City since ,200 miles of water main, 6 60 in diameter 596 water main breaks in year average is 626 main breaks $21 million to inspect, repair and replace Goal is to see < 15 breaks per 100 miles (630 breaks) break 75,000 without water Near Univ of Louisville Flooded athletic fields Louisville Water Company President Greg Heitzman speculated that the burst happened where two lines form a "T" near Floyd and Eastern Parkway. He said the infrastructure could be "old. Spokesman says the situation at University is "not normal, but is manageable. 9

10 Municipal Failure Municipal Failure City of Philadelphia City of Philadelphia On Delaware River 1,500,000 population City since ,200 miles of water main Replace 20 miles water annually Replace 8 miles of sewer (3000 miles) Average 823 breaks per year (10 yr avg.) 2014 had had 965 City inc Population 1,500, ,000 Water lines mi Breaks per Yr Miles Rep per Yr Ratios Breaks p/1000 pop Breaks per mile Municipal Failure Philadelphia vs Louisville Facts NE Indiana 264,000 population City since miles of water main Replace 9 miles per year Fort Wayne s Water Main ASSET MANAGEMENT Municipal Turn Around City of Ft. Wayne, IN 8 DI installed in DI installed in 1975 Main Breaks Hit Crisis Frequency City of Ft. Wayne, I 6 DI repair in

11 MATERIAL PIPE COHORTS Asbestos Cement Ductile Iron HDPE PVC # of Breaks 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 Cast Iron Ductile Iron PVC / Plastic Asbestos Precast Concrete Steel Breaks by Decade CAST Sand Cast Cast Iron Spin cast Cast Iron DIP Decade 200 Pipe Installation by Decade Miles of Pipe Cast Iron Ductile Iron PVC / Plastic Asbestos Precast Concrete HDPE DI DI DI 60 DI PVC PVC HDPE PVC AC Decade Key Fact Key Contact East Windsor MUA City inc Population 1,500, , ,000 Water lines mi Rec Breaks p/yr multi year average (199 est) Miles Rep per Yr Ratios Breaks p/1000 pop Breaks per mile Replace Cycle Year Trend rising steady improving 11

12 Key Contact East Windsor MUA Richard Brand, PE pepipe ALLIANCE FOR Responsible Infrastructure A Fresh Perspective on an Old Problem 12