Medium
Water
Application area
Utility
Country
Spain
Line type
Transport line
Region
Madrid
Situation
An old DN 400 drinking water main made of asbestos cement was in urgent need of rehabilitation since recent pipe breaks temporally interrupted the water supply for the residents of nearby villages. Due to the time available and the accessibility of the line, the trenchless renovation with Primus Line® was preferred to an open construction method.
Due to rocky landscape and the geology of the terrain, an open construction would have been costly and difficult
To reduce the risk of failure of the alternative water supply, only 4 days were planned for the entire renovation work
A carbon footprint analysis showed amazing results regarding emission savings of trenchless technologies compared to open construction
Technical details
Material of host pipe
Asbestos cement
Diameter of host pipe
DN 400
Transported fluid
Potable water
Operating pressure
5 bar
Total length
700 m
Number of sections
2 sections of 390 and 310 m
Number of bends
none
Installation time
4 days
Reduction of approximately 86% in carbon emissions due to a reduced number of truck loads required (minus 99%), but also to the much shorter use of excavators when digging the trenches and construction pits, leading to a significant saving in fuel consumption (minus 87%)
Limited possibilities for conventional construction by open trench due to the ragged region and the location’s geology
to reduce the risk of water supply interruptions for nearby villages
