A massive water main replacement project in the Mandarin area is finally nearing completion after months of traffic headaches ...

IRVING, TX — A new report that examines the required wall thickness for a fully fused high-density polyethylene (HDPE) water main to withstand the lateral spread from an earthquake or other seismic ...

MAB-9, Design of HDPE Water Mains for the Lateral Spread Seismic Hazard is available for free on the group’s website. “This is the first document of its kind that provides the rationale, data and ...

"We started to see premature aging and failures in HDPE service lines around 2005 and started to see failure in water mains around 2007. I believe we informed the manufacture of this issue around ...

LTMA WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS: Project generally comprises construction of approximately 13,250 LF of 8” HDPE water main directionally drilled; 67 water service laterals, 20 fire hydrant assemblies ...

Project generally consists of 5,000 LF of 10” HDPE water main directionally drilled, (10) fire hydrants, (6) gate valves, (1) tee, and (1) 10” to existing 8” connection, (1) stream crossing ...