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Geographic Acceptance

Since their introduction into the USA from Europe in the mid-1980’s, HOBAS pipes have achieved wide use and acceptance here. HOBAS pipes have proven to be a premier performance product capable of solving problems and excelling in applications where other pipes cannot.
Applications

Environments

  • Sanitary Sewers
  • Sea Water
  • Industrial Effluents
  • Raw Water
  • Storm Drainage
  • Cooling Water

Installations

  • Open cut
  • Sliplining
  • Jacking
  • Microtunneling
  • Tunnel lining
  • Above ground

Service Range

  • Gravity flow to 250 psi operating pressure
  • Burial depths over 80 feet
  • Full vacuum under pressure
  • Traffic loads at shallow cover depths
  • Temperatures to 180°F
Acceptance
USA manufactured HOBAS pipes have been installed in 47 U.S. states and in Canada. Total footage delivered by the end of 2017 exceeded 8 million. Most major USA municipalities now have HOBAS pipes in their systems, including:
  • New York City
  • Houston
  • Boston
  • Miami
  • Kansas City
  • Memphis
  • Norfolk
  • Greensboro
  • Las Vegas
  • Baton Rouge
  • Pensacola
  • Fresno
  • High Point
  • Grand Forks
  • Lake Charles
  • Odessa
  • Waco
  • Tampa
  • St. Louis
  • Jacksonville
  • Atlanta
  • Cincinnati
  • Little Rock
  • Tulsa
  • Winston-Salem
  • Evansville
  • Camden
  • Midland
  • Oceanside
  • Gulfport
  • Fayetteville (NC)
  • San Angelo
  • Killeen
  • Harlingen
  • Los Angeles
  • Phoenix
  • Dallas
  • Seattle
  • San Antonio
  • Orlando
  • St. Paul
  • El Paso
  • Birmingham
  • Albuquerque
  • Rochester (NY)
  • Daytona Beach
  • Corpus Christi
  • Sarasota
  • Decatur
  • Clearwater
  • Louisville
  • Cleveland
  • Oakland
  • Charlotte
  • New Orleans
  • Tucson
  • St. Petersburg
  • Tallahassee
  • Ft. Lauderdale
  • Austin
  • Ft. Myers
  • Lakeland
  • Abilene
  • W. Palm Beach
  • Princeton
  • Key West
Summary
The use of HOBAS pipes is expanding rapidly, not only in the USA, but also around the world. HOBAS pipes are in production in different countries spanning the globe.
Conclusion
Specify and use HOBAS centrifugally cast fiberglass pipes now, so you won’t be the last community to enjoy their many benefits.