Problem: The city of Ringgold, Georgia’s water plant produces approximately 1 mgd, supplying 1,400 households through a distribution system with 28 miles of mainline. When an aging main waterline ruptured, the city sought to resolve the issue quickly and with as little disruption as possible, since this line accounted for approximately one quarter of the city’s daily water production. The main runs under the interstate, however, making traditional repair or replacement methods difficult, time consuming and disruptive. Options included pipe boring versus digging a trench, but that would have been extremely expensive and taken approximately three months to complete.
Solution: City
