Hi Mary - great question. The NESHAP standards developed in the 1970's were focused on asbestos in buildings, not on replacing potable water main. We've worked with the EPA on both a national and regional level on using static pipe bursting to replace water main. In short, the static pipe bursting process doesn't release asbestos during the replacement process. We perform negative exposure testing on our job sites, in which every reading the amount of asbestos was nil. This is due to the way the water mains were originally manufactured, in that they mostly (95% to 99%) contain concrete. During the static pipe bursting process, the concrete continues to encapsulate any asbestos.
I love the Kerry accent .
Haha! That's what we were going for.
How did you deal with EPA asbestos abatement when pipe bursting old AC pipe? Was this an issue?
Hi Mary - great question. The NESHAP standards developed in the 1970's were focused on asbestos in buildings, not on replacing potable water main. We've worked with the EPA on both a national and regional level on using static pipe bursting to replace water main. In short, the static pipe bursting process doesn't release asbestos during the replacement process. We perform negative exposure testing on our job sites, in which every reading the amount of asbestos was nil. This is due to the way the water mains were originally manufactured, in that they mostly (95% to 99%) contain concrete. During the static pipe bursting process, the concrete continues to encapsulate any asbestos.
I can’t believe I got to be apart of this project! So cool! was a great group of guys to work with!
Cheers Wyatt!
this video's background music isn't loud enough nor annoying enough - but close!