Thomas Brewer
mooresville, NC (USA)
Role(s):
Seal and Spray Inc.
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Location:
mooresville
Industry:
Construction
Year Founded:
2006
Number Employees:
INVALID
Description:
Wastewater collection systems in the United States are in disarray. About 60 percent of the country's sewers were installed before 1950, and their pipes, manholes, pump stations, wet wells, and treatment plants are deteriorating. Municipalities have deferred preventive maintenance for many reasons, among them "out of sight out of mind". Public officials, consulting engineers and management specialists are developing new engineering technologies and building on old ones, borrowing techniques from Europe to bring wastewater up to snuff. One of these technologies are manhole lining. This consists of applying a cementitious or resin material on the inside of the manhole. The intent is to provide a system for manhole reconstruction that stops inflow, infiltration, exfiltration and restores s