Kansas Utility Adopts Game-Changing Locating, Marking Technology

摘要

WaterOne, the public utility serving approximately 400,000 people across a 272-square-mile area of Johnson County, KS, in the southwest quadrant of suburban Kansas City, has adopted a new method for locating and marking plastic or non-locatable water mains. This technology is being implemented in conjunction with service expansion and the replacement of aging ductile iron pipes with new plastic piping, which began about five years ago. The region's corrosive soil was causing original iron water mains to deteriorate, resulting in compromised customer service, and substantial maintenance and construction costs.