Safety in Manufacturing and In the Field
Ductile iron is safe to manufacture, safe to install and safe for communities to provide safe clean drinking water for generations.
Installation is easy and safe for workers who cut and tap Ductile iron pipe.
Ductile iron pipe’s great strength makes it safe and does not require safety blankets or tapping saddles as do other pipes.
Unlike other pipe materials, Ductile iron does not release dangerous chemicals.
Benefits of Ductile Iron Pipe
Installation is easy and safe for workers who can cut and tap Ductile iron pipe on site.
Respond, Recover, Rebuild
We have to respond to the needs of our communities in terms of health and safety, especially in disaster prone areas.
Making Infrastructure Investments Last
An oped from Prescott, AZ, City Councilmember Cathy Rusing discusses the city’s decision to exclude plastic pipes from their drinking water system.
"I hope that lawmakers and other stakeholders will agree that the materials that are used to update critical infrastructure like our water systems are safe, resilient, and future-proof."