Kleihues Betonbauteile

High-quality sewer with high capacity

Based on a study of the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA), about 17 % of the public sewers in Germany are in need of renovation. The most frequent cause: the high age of the sewer network, since only around one third of the sewers was built in the past 25 years. The major portion, approx. 36 % of the German sewers, has currently an age of between 26 and 50 years. The rest is still older.

The most frequently encountered damages are those caused by defective connections. The reason for this is the unavailability of spot drills at the time and the cracks in the pipe...

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