Jersey City in New Jersey is undergoing a period of development and growth which has seen its population increase by more than 50,000 people in the last 13 years. To cater for this growth, the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority is tasked with maintaining its aging water infrastructure and improving its critical water supply to ensure it can meet the needs of its customers both now and into the future.

San Antonio Water & Sewer (SAWS) identified a rusting and leaking header at its main pump station. The corroded equipment could have caused major issues with the output of the pump station so needed to be repaired, but first, it needed to be isolated.

The City of Westfield in Massachusetts, a Team EJP Value Added Service customer, was working with a contractor to install a new box culvert. Upon investigation, it was ascertained that an 18” cast iron water main was in the way of the footings that needed to be poured for the culvert to be installed. The contractor needed to lower the water main, but the city could not shut it down without shutting off a large number of customers.