DIPRA provides case studies demonstrating how utilities and municipalities have benefitted from the execution of water infrastructure projects using Ductile iron pipe. You will be able to leverage the research and planning other cities such as yours have already experienced.

Eight Arizona Water Service Providers, whose territory includes cities of Phoenix, Mesa, Scottsdale, and Tempe (representing a majority of AZ’s population), do not allow the use of PVC pipe in their water systems. This is increasingly becoming the narrative across the country as communities evaluate the pros and cons of their water pipe material.

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The Colorado city of Aurora knows that a successful water infrastructure project involves utilizing the “right material for the job.” While the city utilizes several different pipe materials within the system, they have purposefully decided that in situations involving high cyclic loading that Ductile iron is the best material to handle the stresses that result from pumping cycles.

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Eight Arizona Water Service Providers, whose territory includes cities of Phoenix, Mesa, Scottsdale, and Tempe (representing a majority of AZ’s population), do not allow the use of PVC pipe in their water systems. This is increasingly becoming the narrative across the country as communities evaluate the pros and cons of their water pipe material.

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In 2021, more than 900 homes were destroyed in the CZU Lightning Complex Fire that tore through 86 thousand acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The district lost 4.5 million gallons of water after a seven-mile-long high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe melted from the intense heat.

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The Colorado city of Aurora knows that a successful water infrastructure project involves utilizing the “right material for the job.” While the city utilizes several different pipe materials within the system, they have purposefully decided that in situations involving high cyclic loading that Ductile iron is the best material to handle the stresses that result from pumping cycles.

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The Ductile iron pipe of your future is the culmination of ongoing research and innovation… and of the experiences of utilities such as yours that have contributed to the success stories that have become Ductile iron pipe’s legacy of long-lasting and reliable water delivery to your customers.

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On May 3, 2022, a test was conducted in Birmingham, AL to evaluate the resilience of Ductile iron pipe under wildfire temperatures.

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The success and durability of Ductile iron pipe continues to be seen across the United States. Jim Ferguson, the Director of Engineering at Central Arkansas Water (CAW) recently shared some of the reasons the municipality continues to predominantly use Ductile iron within their water system

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