Pipe Bursting Rehabilitates Irrigation to Ogden Golf Courses

摘要

Ogden is one of Utah’s oldest and most densely populated cities. It is home to a wide variety of industries that has kept the economy strong and facilitated significant growth. Unlike newer Utah development, Ogden’s infrastructure is more aged and much more difficult to expand and/or replace. Some of the water lines were installed at the turn of the century, with many more over 50 years old and in areas that cannot be easily excavated with conventional “dig and replace” methods.Pineview Water Systems is comprised of three water agencies in the Ogden area: The Ogden River Water Users’ Association, The South Ogden Conservation District, and The Weber-Box Elder Conservation District. Collectively, there are hundreds of miles of mostly smaller (12-inch and under) diameter water distribution and transmission mains. Pineview Water Systems has turned towards “trenchless” technology to help better address the needs of a growing city, while minimizing business and environmental impacts. Specifically, over the past few years, Pineview has implemented pipe bursting as a means to replace corroded cast iron and ductile iron pipes.The paper reviews the design and construction challenges Pineview Water Systems faced when rehabilitating an existing pipeline located between one of the busiest roadways and a row of old growth trees that line the Ogden Golf and Country Club using pipebursting.