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Baltimore County Says: Pipe Futures Are Plastic
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This article discusses a main replacement project in northeast Maryland's Baltimore County near the Chesapeake Bay. An 8‐in. metal water main that had experienced acute failures over the years due to corrosion‐causing longitudinal cracks that split the pipe was replaced by high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe. The article discusses installation, horizontal directional‐drilling (HDD) technology, and suitability of the PE pipe for the soil type in that area.

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