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This slide presentation outlines an effort by the city of Minneapolis to cleaning and line 10 miles of water main per year. The project purpose was to: improve water quality (rusty water) inthe distribution system;improve C-factor, increase volume andreduce friction; and, keep down costs by rehabilitation rather than replacement if watermain is structurally sound. Topics covered include: selection of mains to be cleaned and lined; project timing; selling the project to stakeholders; project start up and staging; temporary water supply; shutting down the water main; access openings; cutting the pipe; cleaning and lining the water main; backflushing the service taps; disinfection; backfilling; and, removing temporary water supply. Includes figures.

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Edition: Vol. - No. Published: 09/01/2006 Number of Pages: 40File Size: 1 file , 540 KB