The Bergsche-Maas project was a replacement initiative, exchanging the original water basins that were constructed in the seventies. The demand for drinking water had increased and will continue to rise, so a new water inlet system, containing 3, 84” pipelines and a new pump station, needed to be constructed. The pipes needed to go into the river, which is an environmentally sensitive area. Two major problems became evident: the weights needed to be large and heavy enough to sink it, and the weights needed to be installed on the pipe while in the river. PipeSak had custom-engineered and built 3,200 saddle bag weights for the pipe that fit all the required specifications. PipeSak’s custom-engineered geotextile weights allowed the project to be completed on time and on budget to accommodate the high demand for drinking water.
