According to American Waterworks Association industry database, there are approximately 876,000 miles of municipal water piping in the United States, while the sewer system consists of 16,400 publicly owned treatment facilities that release 41 billion gallons of wastewater per day.
The total annual direct cost of corrosion for drinking water and sewer systems is $36 billion, which includes the costs of replacing aging infrastructure, leaks, corrosion inhibitors, external coatings due to sun or heat exposure, and cathodic protection. PVC coated conduit systems, like those from Calbond®, can be integrated within a system and protect the workings of the WWTP from corrosive damage. Calbond® offers a complete line of PVC coated conduit, fittings and conduit accessories for the protection of electrical conduit systems in highly corrosive environments.