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Case Study: MassachusettsMade in America:RebuildingMassachusetts’ InfrastructureH H H H HThanks to stimulus funds, a Massachusetts town is replacing itsoutmoded sewer system with plastic pipe supplied by JM Eagle.by Elizabeth BrewsterFramingham, Mass., is ushering in a new eraof plastic pipe for the old iron sewer systemon its eastern boundaries. With its switchfrom iron to plastic for the East FraminghamSewer Improvement Project, the New England townjoins a growing number of cities throughout thecountry that are turning to plastic piping for theirsewer systems, even in the traditionally iron-friendlyNortheastern United States.The East Framingham project, which brokeground in April, is an estimated $40 million effortthat will reconfigure the sewer system through aportion of East Framingham, using approximately17,000 feet of JM Eagle Ring-Tite PVC sewer pipeand nearly 6,000 feet of 18- and 20-inch Big BlueC905 PVC pipe.H H H H HThe new sewer systemwill take advantage ofplastic pipe’s benefitsto boost efficiency.H H H H HThe new sewer system will take advantage ofplastic pipe’s benefits to boost efficiency and helpmeet the neighborhood’s future wastewater needs.More than 3 miles of existing force main arebeing decommissioned and several existing pumpstations will be eliminated, while a new wastewatermanagement facility will pump and convey up to 13million gallons per day of wastewater.“Right now we’re just getting going—the projectis 5 to 6 percent done,” says Gino Gioioso, an ownerand project superintendent for P. Gioioso & SonsInc., the Hyde Park, Mass.-based general contractorfor the project. “We’re concentrating on doing mostof the water work this year,” and workers werescheduled to start laying JM Eagle plastic pipe inearly July, he says. “We will be laying that plasticpipe into next year . . . and the [project] is scheduledto finish in the spring of 2012.”Stimulus fundingThe town of Framingham, located about 20 mileswest of Boston, had been working on improvingits aging sewer system since a major sewer linecollapse in 2000. Stimulus funding from the 2009American Recovery and Reinvestment Act helpedset their plans in motion. The stimulus grants of$4.46 million are being supplemented by low-interestloan proceeds from a Massachusetts revolving fundfor the rest of the funding. Because of the stimulusdollars, Framingham was required to purchasematerials manufactured in America—and that madeJM Eagle’s plastic piping a perfect fit, says Gioioso.10 Water Infrastructure • Summer 2010 www.jmeagle.comwww.jmeagle.com Spring 2010 • Water Infrastructure 10
In addition, “with [the gravity sewer pipe], thekey thing is does it pass the air test,” says KevinMarston, marketing representative for Everett J.Prescott Inc., a JM Eagle distributor. “And [the JMEagle] pipe passes air tests.”There’s no tuberculation, and no costly lining,wrapping, coating or cathodic protection is needed.And of course, all JM Eagle pipe is tested andsubject to inspection by quality control inspectorsthroughout every step of the manufacturing process.Combating corrosionThe new sewer system, which will encompass about40 percent of the daily sewage flow in Framingham,will replace an outdated system that needed constantmaintenance and that has experienced multiplesanitary sewer overflows. In addition, industrialdischarge of sulfides corrosive to downstream pipinghas led to expensive pipeline failures. The inabilityof iron pipes to impedecorrosion as well as plasticpiping does made PVCpipes a natural choice forFramingham’s project.That’s why JM Eagle’scorrosion-resistant plasticpipes will be a welcomechange for the town. Ring-Tite PVC sewer pipe isunaffected by the fluidsfound in ordinary domesticsewage, and it is immuneto sewer gases and the sulfuric acidgenerated by the completion of thehydrogen sulfide cycle. The pipe is alsoimmune to corrosive soils, both alkalineand acidic.Big Blue PVC pipe is also unaffectedby electrolyte or galvanic corrosion, or anyknown corrosive soil or water conditions.Sewer pipe solutionsJM Eagle’s Ring-Tite PVC sewer pipeand Big Blue C905 PVC pipe offer manybenefits for sewer systems, including:4 Long laying lengths4 Quality control testing and inspectionthroughout manufacturing4 Non-corroding4 Excellent abrasion resistance4 High carrying capacity4 Light weight for easy handlingSweet endingsCorrosion resistance is especially importantbecause the East Framingham Sewer ImprovementProject was designed to comply with a settlementagreement with the Massachusetts Water ResourcesAuthority and an administrative consent orderfrom the Massachusetts Department ofEnvironmental Protection to address odor andcorrosion impacts of the existing systemon the MWRA’s downstream sewersystem, in addition to getting rid ofsanitary sewer overflows.The town is also required by the stateDEP to finish the project by 2013.With the ease of installation forJM Eagle’s plastic pipes, that shouldbe no problem. The standard layinglength of Big Blue PVC andRing-Tite pipe is 20 feet(also 14 feet for Ring-Tite),which means workerscan cover more groundduring installation whileavoiding the cost ofunnecessary joints.The end result? Afaster path to a new sewersystem that will benefitFramingham residents formany years to come. ORendering of the new wastewater management facilitywww.jmeagle.com Summer 2010 • Water Infrastructure 11
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