Featured Project

Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation

     SippTech partnered with the City of Wichita to deliver groundbreaking rehabilitation of 800 feet of a 48-inch ductile iron raw water pipeline that serves as a critical supply line for the city’s water treatment plant. Initially planned as a traditional slipline project, the effort encountered significant challenges when unexpected pipe deflections made further sliplining impossible without reducing hydraulic capacity. Portions of the pipeline were successfully replaced through excavation where feasible, but the final 250 feet, located within the treatment plant, required a solution that was structurally independent, pressure-rated, flexible enough to navigate deflections from ground shifting, and trenchless.

     SippTech’s Manufactured In-place Composite Pipe (MICP) provided the solution. Using our advanced robotics, carbon fiber reinforcement, proprietary rigid polymer, and real-time data systems, we created a Class IV, structurally independent, pressure-rated pipe within the existing infrastructure—without the need for excavation. Our solution successfully navigated pipe deflections and provided the city with a durable, 50+ year design life pipeline that preserved hydraulic capacity and eliminated surface disruption. This project showcases SippTech’s unique ability to solve complex, high-stakes pipeline challenges with precision, speed, and minimal impact to surrounding infrastructure.