3.6 million illnesses reported every year caused by accidental release of sewage into drinking water systems from over-burdened or failed systems (Rich Gottwald, PPI, 2003).

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THE UNITED STATES OF HDPE

The United States of HDPE

HOW MUCH WATER IS YOUR CITY LOSING A DAY?

AWWA publishes allowable leakage rates for new pipe installations. AWWA allows PVC to leak at 113 gallons per day, per mile and 125 gallons for ductile iron respectively. Since PE Pipe has fused joints, the allowable leakage rate is ZERO. PVC and ductile iron pipe waste billions of gallons of water across the US every year!

Plug in your city's population here, then hit Enter key:

PE Pipe PVC Pipe Ductile Iron Pipe
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Gallons of water allowed to leak per year
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Gallons of water allowed to leak over the next 50 years