NEW PAPER - EPCOR'S CONTINUING SUCCESS WITH PVC WATER MAIN PIPE
Doug Seargeant, EPCOR Water Services
Many utilities experience problems related to corrosion of buried metallic components of their water distribution systems. In seeking non-metallic alternatives to solve these problems, questions concerning the life expectancy of these alternatives are often raised. This paper describes testing of Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) pipe material after being in service for more than 25 years in Edmonton.