Welcome to the PVC Pipe Association
Our mission is to promote use of longer-life, lower-maintenance, corrosion-proof PVC piping in water and wastewater systems – for real sustainability, strength and long-term asset management.
Our mission is to promote use of longer-life, lower-maintenance, corrosion-proof PVC piping in water and wastewater systems – for real sustainability, strength and long-term asset management.
Water Main Break Rates
In the USA and Canada:
A Comprehensive Study
Once again, PVC pipe has the lowest break rate.
Utah State University
Buried Structures Laboratory
CLICK HERE for study.
2018 PVCPA ANNUAL MEETING

46th Annual Meeting
March 12 - 14, 2018
Casa Marina, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
Key West, FL
CLICK HERE for final program.
GUIDE: FIELD CUTTING
OF PVC PIPES

PVC Pipe Association's guide for safe and effective field-cutting of PVC pipe.
CLICK HERE for the Guide: Field Cutting of PVC Pipes.

Newly revised tapping guide for PVC pipe includes sections on:
(1) Introductory material;
(2) Direct tapping;
(3) Saddle tapping;
(4) Sleeve tapping
CLICK HERE for report.
Design & installation information for a wide range of PVC fittings available for various dimension ratios and outside diameters of PVC pipe through 60-inch.
PVC fittings allow you to build completely corrosion-free, low-maintenance sewer pipe systems.
CLICK HERE for the Design and Installation Guide for PVC Fittings & Laterals.

First ISO-compliant, peer-reviewed, industry-wide EPD in North America. Benchmarks the impacts of 7 PVC pipe products across their life cycles. Fully transparent and verified by NSF International as an industry best practice.
CLICK HERE for EPD.
Ask your state representative to support new procurement legislation for water and sewer pipe projects that will save U.S. taxpayers more than $370 billion and help build more sustainable underground infrastructure.
CLICK HERE for report and legislation

Municipal Procurement: Procurement Process Improvements Yield Cost-Effective Public Benefits
By Richard F. Anderson, Ph.D., Senior Advisor, Mayors Water Council
A call for reform in water pipe procurement.
CLICK HERE for report.

We are proud to provide free technical support to PVC pipe users and those interested in learning more about PVC pipe.
CLICK HERE to contact one of our engineers today for your specifications development and project design needs.
EVALUATING LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS FOR UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE

Sustainable Solutions Corporation (SSC) paper on the importance of using transparent and verifiable standards when determining the environmental impacts of a pipe product. No other pipe material has disclosed environmental impacts to as transparent and regulated a degree as the PVC pipe industry.
CLICK HERE for technical paper.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

REGIONAL ENGINEER
The PVC Pipe Association is seeking a Regional Engineer to promote PVC pipe and fittings and provide technical support to water/wastewater utilities and consulting engineers in North America.
For a complete job description and to apply, please CLICK HERE.

Participate in our online webinars and learn about the design, specification and installation of PVC pipe for water and sewer projects.
PVC pipe for municipal applications is available in sizes from 3 to 60 inches.
CLICK HERE for more information.

Your quick reference guide of applicable standards for PVC pressure, sewer and reclaimed water pipe:

Everything you need to know about PVC pipe: materials, manufacture, design and installation.
Get the facts on why PVC pipe is the most widely used piping material for underground infrastructure today.
Preview now! Free one-time download of up to three chapters.

Reforming Our Nation's Approach to the Infrastructure Crisis: How Competition, Oversight, and Innovation Can Lower Water and Sewer Rates in the U.S.
National Taxpayers Union
Find out how a nationwide switch from iron pipe to PVC pipe could save America $371 billion dollars.
CLICK HERE for report.

Get the facts on PVC pipe’s health and safety benefits, its green credentials, rigorous quality control and testing, how its unsurpassed corrosion resistance is the key to truly sustainable underground infrastructure, and much more…
PVC pipe: true strength and sustainability begin with corrosion resistance.

Our mobile app provides the most current PVC pipe products available meeting both AWWA and ASTM standards for:
Download the app HERE!
LCA FOR PVC PIPE
Life Cycle Assessment of PVC Water and Sewer Pipe and Comparative Sustainability Analysis of Pipe Materials
Comparative analysis and environmental review of underground piping shows PVC pipe has fewer environmental impacts and life cycle costs over a 100-year life.
CLICK HERE for report.
SPANISH AND FRENCH TRANSLATIONS
NOW AVAILABLE
CLICK HERE for Spanish Translation
CLICK HERE for French Translation
GUIDE FOR NEW AWWA C900-16 STANDARD
In 2016 AWWA published the latest edition of its C900 standard for
PVC pipe. C900-16 is more complicated than most standards, primarily because it
has absorbed the large-diameter sizes previously found in the C905 standard. To
help with the transition from two standards in the past to one standard now,
the PVCPA has written a 20-page explanatory guide. The document provides a
thorough explanation of the new C900 standard, including a review of the
revisions since the previous edition.
CLICK HERE for Guide.

Corrosion-proof PVC is the number one piping material used in North America. Use it for all of your infrastructure projects.

AFFORDABILITY & THE 100+ YEAR BENCHMARK STANDARD
A Comprehensive Study on PVC Pipe Excavations, Testing, & Life Cycle Analysis
By Steven Folkman, Ph.D., P.E., Utah State University, Buried Structures Laboratory
CLICK HERE for report.

"PVC Pipe: Lowest Failure Rate"
Water Main Break Rates
In the USA and Canada:
A Comprehensive Study
Utah State University
Buried Structures Laboratory
"Corrosion Major Cause of Water Main Breaks"
CLICK HERE for study.

Fixing America's Crumbling Underground Water Infrastructure: Competitive Bidding Offers a Way Out
Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)
By Bonner R. Cohen, Ph.D., National Center for Public Policy Research in Washington, D.C.
CLICK HERE for report.
CLICK HERE for CEI Capitol Hill Briefing.