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Project #4465

Environmental Impact of Asbestos Cement Pipe Renewal Technologies

$417,823
Completed
Principal Investigator
John
Matthews
Research Manager
Jian Zhang, PE, Ph.D.
Contractor
Battelle Memorial Institute
Pipes
Microbes & Pathogens
Constituents of Emerging Concern (CECs)
Asset Management
Regulations
Final Report

Abstract

This project provides water utilities with reliable performance, cost, and environmental data relating to asbestos cement (AC) pipe renewal practices. This was accomplished through an investigation of renewal practices and regulatory standards, demonstration of innovative renewal technologies, and evaluation of the environmental impact of water distribution rehabilitation techniques related to the rehabilitation and renewal of AC pipe. Research partners: EPA and WERF. Published in 2015.

Originally funded as WERF project INFR1SG09g