Rather than subcontracting pipe bursting work this season, perhaps it’s time to invest in the necessary equipment and train your municipal workers to do the specialty jobs. Take a few notes from Scott Emerick, superintendent of distribution and collections in Billings, Mont., who knows a few tricks for preparing for pipe bursting season.“We’ll probably pipe burst about 7,000 to 8,000 feet of sewers and 7,000 to 8,000 feet of water line this season,” Emerick says. He says the pipe bursting season in his part of the country runs from May 1 to November. In addition to the in-house work done
