Moorhead Continues to Lead Region Utilizing Trenchless Technologies for Water Main Replacement

The staff at Moorhead Public Service (MPS), a municipal utilityof the City of Moorhead, understand the benefits of trenchlesstechnologies and continue to effectively utilize them every yearas part of their water main replacement program. When watermain replacement is required, but a full street reconstruction isnot necessary, trenchless construction becomes very attractiveand cost effective. In the past 10 years, many MPS projects haveinvolved trenchless construction using horizontal directionaldrilling (HDD), pipe bursting and sliplining methods.