Team EJP is proud to announce the first delivery of zinc-coated ductile iron pipe in the country! A PEP truck loaded with the latest product from AMERICAN left the Gardiner yard Monday June 1st set for a project in Brunswick Maine. We are now supplying zinc-coated ductile iron pipe throughout the northeast and across the Midwest.
New England is a beautiful place to live. It offers a mix of classic and modern living that is appealing to many people. However, one downfall for people, business owners and municipalities is the aging water infrastructure in this part of the country. After all, New England was built up very early, and the basis for water treatment and delivery was centuries ago. Even though certain aspects have been improved and upgraded through the years, the roots are old—and this can lead to some serious problems. How does this impact drinking water, and what can be done to improve the process of delivery?
An estimated 700 water main breaks need repair each day in the U.S. primarily due to the country's aging water infrastructure. The EPA reports that 30 percent of pipes delivering water to 100,000+ people are between 40 and 80 years old, with another 10 percent of those pipes even older than those estimates.
As temperatures begin to drop and winter weather rears its ugly head for another year, one area of the waterworks industry becomes increasingly important with each passing day: water mains. It goes without saying that freezing temperatures increase the chances of a water service or main break with each degree. However, only by having an understanding of exactly what happens during freezing temperatures will you be able to take the appropriate steps to keep these water mains safe all throughout the season. A frozen water main is a potentially devastating problem that can affect thousands of people in one fell swoop.
The local media is informed. Emergency text messages are sent. Notices go up at convenience stores and restaurants. No water. Again. For the third time in the past six weeks the community is under a boil order. Why? Because the water pipes were installed when Ulysses Grant was president. And the pipes aren’t rusting, they’re simply disintegrating. Stop and think about that; some of the most important infrastructure any community or city has may have been installed a century and a half ago. Who suffers from the aging infrastructure? Everyone. Schools have to shut down early, businesses suffer, and homeowners not only are inconvenienced, but they may become ill if they don’t get the message and drink the impure water.
For over a century, American engineers have been using iron pipe to create the nation’s water system infrastructure. Today’s modern iron pipe is fabricated to last more than 100 years. There are a number of ironclad facts about this pipe that it makes it the preferred industry standard for water systems.
Effective August 1, 2014. Team EJP is proud to announce that we have switched our entire company to AMERICAN for our Ductile Iron Pipe requirements. We will be distributing AMERICAN for all of our pipeline projects as well as utilizing AMERICAN in our fabrication facility at QWP (Quality Water Products) and RedHed.
After a relationship with Griffin Pipe that has been in existence since 1962, we were faced with a difficult situation when Griffin sold in early 2014. Despite our best efforts, we were unable to enjoy the relationship we once had with our pipe supplier.
