Ogden Rebuilds Water Distribution Backbone

Utah city works double-time to fight water pipe leaks and renew the backbone of its water infrastructure.
Ogden Rebuilds Water Distribution Backbone
The Ogden maintenance crew, known as “The Marines” by Public Utilities Manager Kenton Moffett, includes (from left) maintenance technician Bryson Church, maintenance crew leader James Doxey, maintenace technician Colton Chambers, maintenance crew leader Hal Davis, maintenance supervisor Jon Jensen, maintenance technician Lee Shupe, maintenance technician Brandt Hogge, and maintenance technician Ely Charles.

Ogden, Utah, is a city of about 83,000 with a plan for infrastructure renewal. Its Public Utilities Department has tackled everything from an aggressive program to address leaks to the challenging replacement of a 100-year-old transmission main running through a narrow...

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