Lufkin Takes In-House Approach to Controlling Inflow and Infiltration

Lone Star utility makes major inroads on I&I and tackles lift station problems while building self-sufficiency
Lufkin Takes In-House Approach to Controlling Inflow and Infiltration
Lufkin has opted for pipe bursting wherever applicable for replacement projects within its 20-year repair and replacement program. In-house crews are handling as much of the work as possible.

If there’s an unofficial watchword for the Lufkin Department of Water and Sewer Utilities, it might be self-sufficiency.

The Texas utilities’ management culture emphasizes doing things in-house whenever possible. And while adhering to that ethic, the city has been pressing ahead with a comprehensive sewer system rehab program that has targeted a long-standing stormwater inflow and infiltration problem.

The I&I reduction effort has been underway for more than a decade,...

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