AWWA ACE58155

AWWA ACE58155 Relining Vinyl Lined AC Water Mains to Prevent PCE Leaching - Sandwich, MA
Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 06/15/2003

Gove, Douglas B., Jr.; Oram, Peter; Mahoney, Daniel H., Jr.

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Over 1,000 miles of vinyl lined asbestos cement (AC) pipe were installed primarily inthe northeast United States between 1968 and 1980. In early 1980, it was discoveredthat the vinyl lining was leaching tetrachloroethylene (PCE), a reported carcinogen,into the water distribution system. Although initial investigations indicated that itwould ultimately disappear, this PCE problem is still prevalent in severalcommunities throughout the northeast.In 2001, Metcalf