Berding
Open-trench sewer construction
The sewer system in the small German town of Ballenstedt, which is situated at the rim of the Harz mountain range, is currently being replaced and expanded. The restructuring measure had become necessary as the old water pipes were rotten and, due to the high percentage of impervious surfaces, no longer able to cope with the increasing amounts of rainwater.
The town authorities commissioned the Quedlinburg-based Ingenieurbüro für Bauwesen (Consultancy for Construction Engineering) Lars Deuter to design the new concept and su-pervise construction. Dipl.-Ing. Lars Deuter stresses that it was...
