After installing a brand-new, 36-inch-diameter, 3,700-foot reinforced concrete sewer line segment, an Ohio River Valley municipality found to their horror that it was leaking along its entire length.
Perfunctory testing showed that every one of the pipe’s 473 joints was leaking due to improper installation. It would be impossible to put the line into service with so much infiltration.
The municipality considered several options for repair, including lining the entire length...