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CONSIDER MATCHING EXISTING PIPE MATERIAL OR REFER TO HDM CHAPTER 850 FOR ALTERNATIVE PIPE MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS

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REFER TO HDM INDEX 854.1(2) AND TABLE 854.1 FOR JOINT LEAKAGE SELECTION AND WATERTIGHTNESS CRITERIA

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REFER TO HDM INDEX 856.4 FOR PLASTIC PIPE RESTRICTION

Structural Requirements Due To Overfill
Corrosion And Abrasion Conditions

Corrosion sampling should include both soil and water (if water is present). Input worse case values.

Input lowest value of pH observed for soil or water.
Input minimum resistivity of soil or resistivity of water (whichever is lowest).
Input the values for chloride and sulfate of the highest value of either the soil or water (if water was tested).
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Default to 25,000 ppm is prompted by idealized conditions for prolonged exposure to chlorides and dissolved oxygen levels that concentrate salts on the pipe walls


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