Regina Opts for Easier, Cheaper Way to Access Deep Sewers

Method provides safe and permanent access to mains up to 30 feet deep and will serve the city for generations to come
Regina Opts for Easier, Cheaper Way to Access Deep Sewers
Rather than installing typical prefabricated manhole structures, the department is using polyethylene pipe with a ladder welded inside.

There are spots in Regina, Saskatchewan, where sewer pipes are so deep that they can’t be safely accessed with equipment owned by the city. Rather than renting excavators and proper shoring cages, the Department of Water Works developed an affordable way to provide permanent...

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