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 2004 exceeded 3.5 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. Over 35,000 miles are in service worldwide. HOBAS pipes are in production in 16 different countries spanning the globe.