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Each day, 850 water main breaks occur in North America.
Since January 2000, we have suffered:
broken water mains (including  so far today),

in total iron pipe corrosion costs.
From Water Main Break Clock Website
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A Progressive Solution to Materials Used for Water Infrastructure

January 10, 2012 | Filed under: Uncategorized


Tyler W. Pierce
University of Central Florida
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Plastic Pipe is Environmentally Friendly
Water is vital to life and its conservation is important to many people. A highly efficient water distribution system is [...]

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How Plastic Pipes Flow into a Modern Infrastructure

January 5, 2012 | Filed under: Uncategorized


Lauren Louise Hart
University of Florida
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Three tiers of sustainability:

Environment
PVC is one of the most sustainable products in the world. PVC has a much smaller carbon footprint than other [...]

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