Managing Sewer Laterals

摘要

AN ISSUE INVOLVING directional drilling and sewer laterals is being addressed by. AGA and its Distribution Construction and Maintenance CommitteeTS'ewer laterals are buried pipes, sometimes made of clay, that connect interior plumbing to the main sewer.The laterals are not easy to locate—moreover, there can be uncertainty over who bears responsibility for locating-marking these lines, AGA reports. As a result, a construction crew using directional drilling may unwittingly damage a lateral and simultaneously expose the gas line to damage if the situation results in a sewer backup.