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Technical Note

Comparative Assessment of Environmental Impacts from Open-Cut Pipeline Replacement and Trenchless Cured-in-Place Pipe Renewal Method for Sanitary Sewers

by
Vinayak Kaushal
* and
Mohammad Najafi
Center for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education (CUIRE), Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Box 19308, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Infrastructures 2020, 5(6), 48; https://doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures5060048
Submission received: 26 April 2020 / Revised: 30 May 2020 / Accepted: 11 June 2020 / Published: 15 June 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Underground Infrastructure Engineering)
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An environmental impact assessment (EIA) involves the evaluation of information about pipe raw materials, processes, and product manufacturing to obtain the associated emissions and ecological impacts. Open-cut (OC) pipeline replacement involves digging a trench along the length of the proposed pipeline, placing the pipe in the trench on suitable bedding materials, and then embedding and backfilling. The trenchless cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) method involves a liquid thermoset resin saturated material that is inserted into the existing pipeline by hydrostatic or air inversion or by mechanically pulling-in and inflating. The liner material is cured-in-place using hot water or steam or light cured using ultraviolet light, resulting in the CIPP product. The objectives of this paper are: (1) to present a literature review on the progress acquired over the years in understanding the environmental impacts from the OC and CIPP methods, (2) to analyze and compare the environmental impacts for small diameter sanitary sewers (SDSS) using USEPA’s tool for the reduction and assessment of chemical and other environmental impacts (TRACI) methodology from the SimaPro software, and (3) to identify the factors that influence the environment for the OC and CIPP methods. Published papers were identified that reported the environmental impacts from the OC and CIPP methods over a period from 1989 through to 2020. An actual case study based on the City of Pasadena, California, river basin was used to carry out an environmental analysis for small diameter OC and CIPP methods. The literature review suggests that the material production phase consumes a large amount of energy and is a major contributor of environmental impacts. Higher environmental impacts from the OC method are a result of longer project durations and more equipment requirements compared to the CIPP. The assessment results show that, on average, CIPP renewal caused 68% less environmental impact, 75% less impact on human health, and 62% less resource depletion as compared to the OC replacement for SDSS. The liner, felt, and resin influenced the environment the most for CIPP as compared to the OC method, where the power consumption of construction equipment and the pipe material had the greatest environmental impacts. It can be concluded that the comparison of the environmental impacts from pipeline renewal and replacement is an important element when considering a sustainable underground infrastructure development. The pipe material and outside diameter should be considered during the installation phase by OC and CIPP methods to allow a detailed evaluation and comparison of their sustainability impacts. This study can be further developed for analyzing the environmental impacts and associated costs of the OC and CIPP methods for sanitary sewers with different project and site conditions.

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1. Introduction and Background

The sewer pipeline system is the basic underground infrastructure for public sanitation. In the U.S., there are 1,931,213 km (1.2 million miles) of water supply mains and nearly an equal number of sewer pipes—42 km (26 miles) of sewer pipes for every mile of interstate highway [1,2,3]. Each of these conveyance systems is susceptible to structural failure, blockages, and overflows [4]. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) estimates that $271 billion is needed for the renewal and replacement (R and R) of underground infrastructure over the next 25 years and is a major obstacle faced by municipalities [4,5,6,7].
In the United States and Canada, the pipelines are facing a crisis due to the rising population and lack of attention to its renewal and maintenance planning [8]. Pipelines significantly impact the environment and carbon emissions due to several energy-related activities, which include pipe material manufacturing, transportation, construction equipment use during pipeline installation, and operation and maintenance (O&M) [8,9,10,11].
In the past, the open-cut (OC) pipeline method involving buried pipe excavation was the only solution for replacing and renewing pipes. This procedure requires the excavation to be performed very efficiently and accurately due to the existence of other utilities, including water pipes, cables, electrical power, gas pipes, and other obstacles adjacent to the wastewater pipe, which makes the work time-consuming and difficult [7,12]. This method, however, adversely adverse impacts on the day-to-day life and activities of people and businesses around the pipeline renewal project [8,13,14]. These adverse impacts include the breaking of the road pavement, road closures, traffic delays, loss of access to businesses and homes, and unwanted noise and air pollution [8,14,15,16]. The resulting traffic delays can cause air pollution, and other environmental impacts involved in the OC procedure should be considered [12,17,18].
Since the 1980s, various trenchless technology methods have been available that significantly reduce or eliminate the adverse problems. This involves the replacement or installation of a new pipe or the renewal of an existing failed pipe with minimal excavation and little or no surface and sub-surface disruption. Trenchless technology, such as cured-in-place pipe (CIPP), help minimize the social and environmental impacts, extend the service life of the pipe, decrease the O&M costs, increase the productivity and workers’ safety, and reduce the overall cost [4,12,19,20,21].
The environmental impacts from the OC and CIPP methods have been evaluated and compared economically and logistically in past studies but have lacked environmental investigations [8,13,14,22,23]. In fact, CIPP is more environmentally sustainable; however, this assertion is limited to certain environmental impacts, such as GHG emissions [8,24] and limited pipeline installation activities without a comprehensive environmental evaluation [24,25]. A review of the OC and CIPP methods, including previous models for the quantification of their environmental impacts, is presented in the following sections.

1.1. Open-Cut Pipeline Replacement

Open-cut (Figure 1) is a traditional method for the replacement of pipelines. Based on the type of work, this method is also called dig-and-install, dig-and-repair, or dig-and-replace [26,27]. This method involves trenching the ground for either placing a new pipe or replacing an existing old pipe with a new pipe and then the reinstatement of the surface [21]. This process includes the selection of a new route, a surface and sub-surface survey, engineering, planning and analysis, trench excavation, foundation and bedding, placing a new pipe, embedment and backfill with compaction with select soil, and the reinstatement of the ground surface [4,26,28].
The OC method, however, adversely impacts the day-to-day life and activities of people and businesses around the pipeline renewal project [8,13,14]. These adverse impacts include the breaking of the road pavement, road closures, traffic delays [14,15,16] loss of access to businesses and homes, and unwanted noise and air pollution [8,14]. The resulting traffic delays can cause air pollution, and other EIs involved in the OC procedure should be considered [12,17,18]. Figure 2 illustrates a typical layout of OC. It shows a section of pipe to be replaced by a new PVC pipe with the help of OC along with location of the equipment to be used, such as an air compressor, dump truck, utility truck, signal board, excavator, concrete saw, jack hammer, backhoe, and compactor.

1.2. Cured-in-Place Pipe Renewal Method

CIPP is an alternate method to excavating and replacing sewers, and since the 1970s millions of feet of renewed pipelines have been installed around the world using this method [25,30,31,32]. At present, CIPP is among the most widely used trenchless pipeline renewal methods for both structural and nonstructural applications [12,25]. The CIPP process involves a liquid thermoset resin-saturated material that is inserted into the existing pipeline by hydrostatic or air inversion or by mechanically pulling-in and inflating by air or water [33,34]. The liner material is cured and placed using hot water, steam, or UV light, resulting in the CIPP product [34,35,36] (Figure 3).
Various factors are required to be assessed before selecting CIPP as pipeline renewal method. These factors include the availability of space, the chemical composition of the fluid carried by the pipeline, the number of service laterals and manholes, the installation distance, and the renewal objectives. In addition, the structural capabilities of vinyl ester and epoxy resin systems are typically used in industrial and pressure pipeline applications, where their tensile properties, special corrosion resistance, solvent resistance, and higher temperature performance are needed [30,31,32,33]. The use of these systems for sanitary sewers and house service laterals, however, will increase the costs [3,4,12,25,37,38].
During this process, the main function of the fabric tube used in the CIPP is to carry and support the resins until it is installed and cured. This requires the fabric tube to withstand installation stresses with a controlled amount of stretch but enough flexibility to dimple at the side connections and expand to fit the existing pipeline irregularities (Figure 4) [7].
The fabric tube material can be woven or nonwoven, with the most common material being a nonwoven, needled felt. Polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyurethane coatings are commonly used on the exterior, interior, or both surfaces of the fabric tube to protect the resin during installation. The layers of the fabric tube can be seamless, as with some woven material, or longitudinally joined with stitching or heat bonding [3,4,7,12,37].
Figure 5 illustrates a typical layout of a CIPP. It shows a manhole to manhole section of the pipe to be renewed by CIPP along with the location of equipment to be used, such as a jetter truck, air compressor, refrigerated truck, utility truck, generator set, and TV truck.

1.3. Previous Models for Quantification of Environmental Emissions from Pipeline Renewal and Replacement

Emissions analyses from pipeline R and R are becoming popular, as it is critical to estimate the emissions for all pipeline projects. Quantifications of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions have been conducted during previous studies [8,13,14,15,22], and various efforts to estimate the emissions from pipeline construction operations can be found in the literature. Key models are the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Nonroad model [39] and the California off-road model.
USEPA Nonroad model was applied in the previous studies to estimate the emissions generated by equipment and transportation in a trenchless utility installation project. The project emissions were calculated by an emissions calculator based on the USEPA model, and the site details and equipment usage hours that were collected onsite were used as inputs in the calculator to estimate the total number of emissions. The developed model could be used by policy makers to select the proper construction methods based on the estimated emissions [24,40].
The USEPA has developed an equation to calculate the amount of GHG emissions produced by construction equipment [40], as shown in Equation (1).
Emissions i = EFi × HRS × HP × LF,
where Emissions i is the emission amount generated by the equipment i (gallons), EFi is the emission factor for the impact i (g/hp-hr), i is the type of pollutant (COR2R, SOR2R, NORXR, CO, PM, HC), HRS is the hours of use, HP is the average rated horsepower of the equipment, and LF is the load factor (operating hp/maximum rated HP). Table 1 shows the EF equations used for the construction equipment for HC, CO, NORXR, PM, COR2R, and SOR2R [40].
The transportation footprint is calculated using Equation (2) [24,40]:
EmissionsRtiR = EFi × n × (DROR + DRRR),
where EmissionsRtiR is the transportation emission, EFi is the transportation EF from pollutant i (g/mi), n is the number of trips required to transport the materials and equipment, DROR is the one-way distance hauling to the site, and DRRR is the return distance from the site.
The EF equations of transportation are presented in Table 2 for different pollutants [39].

2. Need Statement

Although there have been several preliminary studies regarding the comparison of the construction, social, and environmental impacts of OC pipeline and trenchless renewal methods [6,8,11,13,14,15,19,22,28,29,37,41,42,43,44,45,46,47], there is, however, no existing study which compares the environmental impacts from OC and CIPP and determines the factors that influence the environment.
The objectives of this paper are: (1) to present a literature review on the progress acquired over the years in understanding the environmental impacts from the OC and CIPP methods, (2) to analyze and compare the environmental impacts for small diameter sanitary sewers (SDSS) using USEPA’s tool for the reduction and assessment of chemical and other environmental impacts (TRACI) methodology of the SimaPro software, and (3) to identify the factors that influence the environment for the CIPP and OC methods.
The published papers were identified from databases such as ProQuest, Engineering Village, ASCE, and Google Scholar that reported the environmental impacts from the OC pipeline and CIPP methods over a period from 1989 through to 2020. The following section explains the assessment method used for comparing the environmental impacts from the OC and CIPP methods.

3. Assessment Method Used

3.1. Environmental Impact Assessment

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a systematic tool used to identify and evaluate the environmental impacts associated with the energy and resources to create materials or services throughout the product’s entire lifespan [48,49]. An EIA was carried out according to the ISO 14040 and 14044 standards in four stages [48]: (1) goal and scope definition; (2) inventory analysis: tabulating all the inputs and outputs of the system; (3) impact assessment: evaluating the potential environmental, health, and resource consumption impacts associated with the inputs and outputs; (4) interpretation: determining the significance of the potential impacts (Figure 6).

3.2. SimaPro

SimaPro is a software containing inventory databases and impact assessment methodologies to perform LCA studies [50,51]. These installed databases contain the energy and material requirements and waste emissions for over 10,000 industrial and commercial processes [50]. SimaPro models the end-of-life phase through waste scenarios and waste treatment processes. Waste treatments document the emissions and impacts that arise from the landfilling, burning, recycling, or composting of waste [50]. The waste scenarios in SimaPro are based on material flow and do not observe the product characteristics [50].
SimaPro uses previously defined boundaries and pulls inventory data from its database to perform the impact assessment. An indicator substance is used in each impact category, and all the emissions across the material and fuel inputs and waste are converted to equivalents of these indicator substances [50]. For example, to measure the impacts of global warming, emissions from all the steps or system processes are converted to equivalent masses of CO2 and totaled. This conversion and summation is performed for all the categories to allow a meaningful comparison between the products or processes [50].
The outputs provided by SimaPro can then be displayed in an easy-to-read bar chart. For each impact category, the scenario with the largest impact will be scaled to 100 and the remaining processes will have their impact scaled off of the 100. For example, comparing two generic waste treatments 1 and 2 for impacts on global warming: if treatment 1 has 50 kg of CO2 equivalent emissions and treatment 2 has 25 kg of CO2 equivalents, treatment 1 will be represented by a bar with height 100 and treatment 2 with a bar height of 50. This is done for each impact category and all impact categories are shown on the same graph [7].

3.3. Tool for Reduction and Assessment of Chemicals and Other Environmental Impacts

The Tool for Reduction and Assessment of Chemicals and Other Environmental Impacts (TRACI 2.1) is an EIA tool created by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [50,52]. TRACI calculates impact assessments based on ten impact categories: (1) ozone depletion (measured in kg CFC-11 (Freon-11) equivalents), (2) global warming (measured in kg CO2 equivalents), (3) smog (measured in kg O3 equivalents), (4) acidification (measured in kg SO2 equivalents), (5) eutrophication (measured in kg N equivalents), (6) carcinogenics (measured in comparative toxic units (CTU) for morbidity (h)), (7) non-carcinogenics (measured in CTUh), (8) respiratory effects (measured in kg particulate matter (PM) 2.5 equivalents), (9) ecotoxicity (measured in CTU for aquatic ecotoxicity (CTUe)), and (10) fossil fuel depletion (measured in MJ) [7].
TRACI has factors for normalization to allow for comparison between impact categories. The normalization divides the calculated outputs for the individual impact categories by the averaged impact values of a US or Canadian citizen for each impact category for a year [50]. This division will mean that the relative bar height is scaled off to show how much more or less impact the scenario produces compared to the average citizen. A higher bar would mean more detrimental impacts than an average citizen, while lower bars mean relatively less detrimental impacts. This allows for a qualitative comparison between impact categories. All the environmental impacts listed in the impact category and their descriptions are provided in the following sections.

3.3.1. Ozone Depletion

Ozone depletion is a major environmental concern due to pipeline installation activities [52]. “Ozone within the stratosphere provides protection from radiation, which can lead to increased frequency of skin cancers and cataracts in the human populations.” Substances which have been reported and linked to decreasing the stratospheric ozone level are chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which are used as refrigerants; foam blowing agents; solvents; and halons, which are used as a fire extinguishing agents [52].
There is a global consensus on the use of ozone depletion potentials (ODPs), a metric proposed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) [52,53], for calculating the relative importance of substances expected to contribute significantly to the breakdown of the ozone layer. The USEPA maintains websites listing various options for ODPs [52]. These options are consistent with the US and WMO documents used internationally [52]. Within TRACI 2.1, the most recent sources of ODPs were used for each substance [54].

3.3.2. Global Warming

“Global warming is an average increase in the temperature of the atmosphere near the Earth’s surface and in the troposphere, which can contribute to changes in global climate patterns. Global warming can occur from a variety of causes, both natural and human-induced. In common usage, global warming often refers to the warming that can occur because of increased environmental emissions of greenhouse gases from pipeline installation activities [52,53,54].” TRACI 2.1 utilizes global warming potentials (GWPs) for the calculation of the potency of greenhouse gases relative to CO2. Consistent with the guidance of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the USEPA uses GWPs with 100-year time horizons. TRACI 2.1 expands the list of substances found within the original version of TRACI and utilizes a hierarchy of data sources consistent with international acceptance [52,53,54].

3.3.3. Smog

Smog is a combination of smoke and fog due to pipeline installation activities [52]. “Ground-level ozone is created by various chemical reactions, which occur between nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in sunlight. Human health effects can result in a variety of respiratory issues including increasing symptoms of bronchitis, asthma, and emphysema. Permanent lung damage may result from prolonged exposure to ozone. Ecological impacts include damage to various ecosystems and crop damage. The primary sources of ozone precursors are motor vehicles, electric power utilities and industrial facilities [52,54].”

3.3.4. Acidification

Acidification is the increase in the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) within a local environment due to pipeline installation activities. This can be the result of the addition of acids (e.g., nitric acid and sulfuric acid) into the environment, the addition of other substances (e.g., ammonia) which increase the acidity of the environment due to various chemical reactions and/or biological activity, or by natural circumstances such as the change in soil concentrations because of the growth of local plant species [54].
“Acidifying substances are often air emissions, which may travel for hundreds of miles prior to wet deposition as acid rain, fog, or snow or dry deposition as dust or smoke particulate matter on the soil or water. Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from fossil fuel combustion have been the largest contributors to acid rain [54].”
“Substances, which cause acidification, can cause damage to building materials, paints, and other human-built structures, lakes, streams, rivers, and various plants and animals. The sensitivity of various environments can depend on a number of factors including the local buffering capacity, the local plant and animal species, and the existing acidity within the environment [52,54].”

3.3.5. Eutrophication

Eutrophication is the “enrichment of an aquatic ecosystem with nutrients (nitrates, phosphates) that accelerate biological productivity (growth of algae and weeds) and an undesirable accumulation of algal biomass [52].” Although nitrogen and phosphorus play an important role in the fertilization of agricultural lands and other vegetation, excessive releases of either of these substances may provide undesired effects on the waterways in which they travel and their ultimate destination.
While phosphorus usually has a more negative impact on freshwater lakes and streams, nitrogen is often more detrimental to coastal environments [54]. “Some of the major substances which have a role in this impact category are difficult to characterize including emissions from wastewater treatment plants, decaying plant life pulp and paper mills, food processing plants, and fertilizers used in agricultural, commercial, and individual household locations. For example, the majority of fertilizer (when utilized correctly) provides the benefits for which it was purchased [55].”
However, depending on the slope of the fields, the precipitation, and the volatilization of the fertilizer, some of this product may go beyond the originally intended boundaries and cause unintended consequences downstream. It is these unintended consequences that are considered to be the emission in this case; whereas, the portion of the application that achieved its goal of fertilizing fields was considered to be a useful product [54].
“The original methodology utilized in TRACI allowed site-specific characterization, which is not supported, in the current version. Additional substances, which have the potential to cause eutrophication, have been added to TRACI 2.1 [54].”

3.3.6. Carcinogenics and Non-Carcinogenics (Human Toxicity)

“During the development of the original TRACI, human health was represented by three impact categories based on the current structure of the USEPA regulations and the chemical and physical behaviors of the pollutants of concern. CalTOX was determined to be the best model for human health cancer and noncancer, and the input parameters were selected to be consistent with the EPA Risk Assessment Guidelines and the Exposure Factors Handbook. Research was conducted to determine the source of the major uncertainties and influence of site-specific parameters on the human toxicity potentials [51,52,53,54].”
“The probabilistic research showed that for the majority of the TRI substances, chemical data (e.g., toxicity and half-life) had the most significant impact on data variability/uncertainty and that site-specific parameters had little effect on the relative human toxicity potentials [51,52,53,54].”

3.3.7. Respiratory Effects

“This impact category as respiratory effects are caused by inorganic substances [51,52,53,54].” Although this category may be called the human health criteria pollutants category, it deals with a subset of the criteria pollutants, i.e., particulate matter and precursors to particulates. Particulate matter is a collection of small particles in ambient air which could cause negative human health effects including respiratory illness and death [51,52,53,54].
Numerous epidemiology studies show an increased mortality rate with elevated levels of ambient particulate matter. Particulate matter may be emitted as particulates or may be the product of chemical reactions in the air (secondary particulates). The most common precursors to secondary particulates are sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). Common sources of primary and secondary particulates are fossil fuel combustion, wood combustion, and dust particles from roads and fields [52,54].

3.3.8. Ecotoxicity

“Over the course of a series of workshops and numerous communications, model results from the original models were compared to determine the most influential parameters and largest sources of differences between the models using 45 organic substances, which were selected for their diversity in environmental partitioning, exposure pathway, persistence, and air transport. The USEtox model adopted many of the best features of the above-named models and was used to develop human health cancer and noncancer toxicity potentials and freshwater ecotoxicity potentials for over 3000 substances including organic and inorganic substances [54].” The USEtox model has been selected to replace the CalTOX model as the basis for the TRACI impact categories of human health cancer, noncancer, and ecotoxicity. It should be noted that some of the characterization factors included within the USEtox model are recommended while others are simply interim and should be used with caution [54,55,56].

3.3.9. Fossil Fuel Depletion

“This impact category indicator is related to the use of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels provide a valuable source of energy and feedstock for materials such as plastics. Although there are alternatives, these are only able to replace a small proportion of the current usage. Fossil fuels are a finite resource and their continued consumption will make them unavailable for use by future generations [51,54].”

4. Case Study for Environmental Impact Assessment

An actual case study based on the City of Pasadena, California, river basin was used for this study for an EIA of CIPP with OC for SDSS. Figure 7 shows a manhole to manhole view of the river basin in the city of South Pasadena. A total of 390 sewer mains of 203–305 mm (8–12 in) diameters and 35,357 m (116,000 ft) in length were renewed by the CIPP method, whereas 1220 m (4000 ft) was replaced by the open-cut method. While the majority of the sewer lines were renewed with the CIPP lining, when the lines were in poor condition OC was used.
Information about 58 sanitary sewer pipes from this project was available from [12]. Out of these 58 sanitary sewer pipes in the project, 22 were targeted for CIPP lining, 36 were targeted for OC, and 7 were to undergo both spot repair and CIPP lining. In total, the 58 pipes were 4120 m (13,516 ft) in length; 2000 m (6561 ft) of the pipes were targeted for CIPP renewal, and 2120 m (6955 ft) were targeted for OC.
The pipes were 203 mm (8 in.), 254 mm (10 in.), and 305 mm (12 in.) in diameter. The oldest and newest pipes were installed in 1908 and 1957, respectively. The sanitary sewer pipes were buried 2.1 m (7 ft) to 4.9 m (16 ft) below the ground surface. For carrying out the EIA, these sewer pipes were divided into CIPP and OC projects.

Assumptions

For CIPP, it was assumed that the steam-curing CIPP method was used and that it was completely cured. The findings presented in this paper are very specific to sewer lines and should therefore not be extrapolated to CIPP installations on pipes that convey surface water. Pickup trucks are needed; however, they were not considered because they will be same for both of the methods. For OC, the new pipe to be installed is assumed to be PVC because it is the most commonly used pipe in sanitary sewers. A doctoral study [12] was used as a source for information about OC, equipment, operation hours, etc. The OC did not include soil transportation. The same material was used for backfill. Pickup trucks are needed; however, they were not considered because they will be same for both the methods.
Details of the pipeline material inputs, specifications, equipment-related factors, and SimaPro processes for the OC and CIPP methods are provided as Supplementary Materials.

5. Results and Discussion

5.1. Environmental Impact Assessment Results

This section presents the EIA results for 203 mm (8 in.), 254 mm (10 in.), and 305 mm (12 in.) diameters OC and CIPP methods based on the USEPA’s TRACI methodology of the SimaPro software. It can be observed from Figure 8 that the average amount of carcinogenics produced from CIPP is 25% less as compared to OC. The other impacts, such as ozone deletion, global warming, smog, acidification, eutrophication, non-carcinogenics, respiratory effects, ecotoxicity, and fossil fuel depletion are much less than 50% (Figure 8).

5.2. Environmental Impact Assessment Processes

Figure 9, Figure 10 and Figure 11 show the EIA processes for 203 mm (8 in.), 254 mm (10 in.), and 305 mm (12 in.) diameter, respectively, for CIPP based on the USEPA’s tool for the reduction and assessment of chemicals and other environmental impacts (TRACI 2.1), as explained in Section 3 of this paper.
Detailed results of the EIA processes for the 203 mm (8 in.), 254 mm (10 in.), and 305 mm (12 in.) diameter CIPP method are provided as Supplementary Materials.
Figure 12, Figure 13 and Figure 14 show the EIA processes for 203 mm (8 in.), 254 mm (10 in.), and 305 mm (12 in.) diameters, respectively, for OC.
The above results are based on the USEPA’s tool for the reduction and assessment of chemicals and other environmental impacts (TRACI 2.1), as explained in the methodology section.
Detailed results of the EIA processes for the 203 mm (8 in.), 254 mm (10 in.), and 305 mm (12 in.) diameter OC method are provided as Supplementary Materials.

5.3. Discussion of Results

Wastewater utilities contractors still use the conventional OC pipeline replacement methods to renew sanitary sewers in cities, which can be costly and disruptive to the surrounding environment, particularly in highly populated areas [57]. There are almost no studies on CIPP and only a few studies on the OC pipeline and their comparisons. These studies included a qualitative investigation on the pipeline installation using the OC method and did not provide quantitative details regarding the construction of the trench, including the project duration, size, and location [8,58,59,60,61].
Several studies focused on the construction phase in pipeline projects, including fuel consumption, the landfill disposal of the excavated materials, and the production of the backfill materials including the transportation [8,16,60,61,62]. However, these studies only consider specific environmental impact categories and ignored various environmental aspects related to global warming, human toxicity, and particulate matter formation.
For the EIA, this paper compared and evaluated the environmental impacts of OC pipeline method with trenchless CIPP for 203 mm (8 in.), 254 mm (10 in.), and 305 mm (12 in.) diameters. The study also identified the factors influencing the environment from the CIPP and OC. The EIA results show that, on average, trenchless CIPP causes 68% less environmental impacts, 75% less impacts on human health, and 62% less resource depletion as compared to OC. These results are consistent with the previous studies [28,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70]. It was found that for SDSS, the liner, felt and resin from CIPP influenced the environment the most (i.e., 70%) as compared to the OC pipeline method, where the power consumption of all the equipment and usage and the pipe material had the greatest impacts (i.e., 68%). These results are consistent with the previous studies [3,12,36,68].
EIA of pipeline renewal and replacement methods is an essential element when considering sustainable pipeline development. This study provided an approach for the EIA and its application for different projects with different site conditions for SDSS. Project owners, decision makers, and contractors commonly take into consideration the construction aspect only and sometimes overlook the environmental implications while making a choice between trenchless renewal and open-cut pipeline replacement. Such a comparative assessment study will be helpful for project owners and contractors in the decision-making process to select a more sustainable pipeline installation method.

6. Conclusions

It can be concluded that an environmental impact assessment can be used as a quantification tool to measure the sustainability of pipeline installation. The higher environmental impacts in the OC pipeline method are a result of longer project durations and more equipment requirements compared to CIPP, where a smaller working area is used. The early phases of project planning should include appropriate ecological decisions consistent with the life-cycle assessment. The trenchless CIPP method increases productivity as it is typically feasible in most weather conditions, resulting in fewer delays and reduced equipment requirements. Therefore, the selection of pipeline materials should be based on the proper design requirements, site restrictions, existing infrastructure, above-ground structures, soil conditions, and required accuracy, as well as costs. Choosing a proper pipeline material and installation method will result in a significant reduction in environmental impacts.
While the conclusions are derived from a case study for particular conditions, the approach can be applied to similar projects. The results are expected to be valid for similar types and diameters of sanitary sewers; however, they might be location-specific and should not be extrapolated to CIPP installations on pipes that convey surface water. This study can be useful for analyzing the the environmental impacts and associated costs of CIPP and OC for sanitary sewers with different project and site conditions.

7. Recommendations for Future Research

There is a need to develop a prediction model that can analyze environmental impacts from the CIPP and OC methods based on different project conditions, locations, and diameters. A spreadsheet model can also be developed for CIPP and OC to determine environmental impacts based on different soils, sites, and project conditions; the equipment used; the problems encountered, etc. for each associated project. The testing of the hypothesis and other statistical analyses could be performed on different CIPP and OC pipeline data and with the addition of more case studies. For the EIA, the effect of different pipe sizes, types (gravity and pressure), and materials (resin, felt, etc. for CIPP) should be considered. The effect of different CIPP curing methods like water, steam, and UV should be studied and evaluated to see the change in the EIA. Additionally, the pipe material and outside diameter should be considered during the installation phase by the OC and CIPP methods to allow a detailed evaluation and comparison of their sustainability impacts.
Contributions to the body of knowledge: This paper presented a literature review to understand the environmental impacts from the OC and CIPP methods. Using USEPA’s tool for the reduction and assessment of chemical and other environmental impacts (TRACI) methodology of SimaPro software, this paper analyzed and compared the environmental impacts from the OC and CIPP methods and identified factors that influence the environment of sanitary sewers. A similar methodology can be used for analyzing the environmental impacts and associated costs of the OC and CIPP methods for sanitary sewers with different project and site conditions.

Supplementary Materials

Additional information and supplementary materials related to this paper can be found at: https://rc.library.uta.edu/uta-ir/bitstream/handle/10106/28669/KAUSHAL or http://hdl.handle.net/10106/28669.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, V.K. and M.N.; data curation, V.K.; formal analysis, V.K.; investigation, V.K.; methodology, V.K.; software, V.K.; supervision, M.N.; writing—original draft, V.K.; writing—review and editing, V.K. and M.N. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research received no external funding.

Acknowledgments

This work has been derived from the first author’s Doctoral Dissertation and authors would like to acknowledge Tim Peterie and Terry Henry of Insituform Technologies, Inc., and industry experts from NASSCO, Inc. for providing information regarding CIPP installation.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Abbreviations

The following symbols are used in this paper:
CFC-11Trichlorofluoromethane
CH4Methane
CO2Carbon dioxide
CO2EQCarbon dioxide equivalent
CTUhComparative toxic unit for human
DOOne-way distance hauling to the site
DRReturn distance from the site
EFiEmission factor for the impact i
EFZMZero-mile emission factor
Emissions iEmission amount generated by the equipment i
EqEquivalent
HRSHours of use
kgKilogram
NNitrogen
NOXOxides of nitrogen
O3Ozone
PM2.5Atmospheric particulate matter
SO2Sulfur dioxide
SOxconvFraction of fuel sulfur converted to PM
SOxdslEpisodic fuel sulfur percentage
SPmadjSulfur content adjustment to PM emission factor

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Figure 1. Open-cut (OC) pipeline replacement [29].
Figure 1. Open-cut (OC) pipeline replacement [29].
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Figure 2. Typical layout of the open-cut pipeline replacement method [7].
Figure 2. Typical layout of the open-cut pipeline replacement method [7].
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Figure 3. Cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) inside view [7].
Figure 3. Cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) inside view [7].
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Figure 4. Original pipe and the CIPP liner.
Figure 4. Original pipe and the CIPP liner.
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Figure 5. Typical layout of the CIPP renewal method [7].
Figure 5. Typical layout of the CIPP renewal method [7].
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Figure 6. Framework for the environmental impact assessment using SimaPro 2017 software [7].
Figure 6. Framework for the environmental impact assessment using SimaPro 2017 software [7].
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Figure 7. Manhole to manhole view of the river basin in the city of South Pasadena, CA, USA [7].
Figure 7. Manhole to manhole view of the river basin in the city of South Pasadena, CA, USA [7].
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Figure 8. Average environmental impact assessment (EIA) results of 203 mm (8 in.), 254 mm (10 in.), and 305 mm (12 in.) CIPP and OC.
Figure 8. Average environmental impact assessment (EIA) results of 203 mm (8 in.), 254 mm (10 in.), and 305 mm (12 in.) CIPP and OC.
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Figure 9. EIA Process of 203 mm (8 in.) diameter CIPP.
Figure 9. EIA Process of 203 mm (8 in.) diameter CIPP.
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Figure 10. EIA process of 254 mm (10 in.) diameter CIPP.
Figure 10. EIA process of 254 mm (10 in.) diameter CIPP.
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Figure 11. EIA process of 305 mm (12 in.) diameter CIPP.
Figure 11. EIA process of 305 mm (12 in.) diameter CIPP.
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Figure 12. EIA process of 203 mm (8 in.) diameter OC.
Figure 12. EIA process of 203 mm (8 in.) diameter OC.
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Figure 13. EIA process of 254 mm (10 in.) diameter OC.
Figure 13. EIA process of 254 mm (10 in.) diameter OC.
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Figure 14. EIA process of 305 mm (12 in.) diameter OC.
Figure 14. EIA process of 305 mm (12 in.) diameter OC.
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Table
Table 1. Emission Factor (EF) equations for construction equipment [39,40].
Table 1. Emission Factor (EF) equations for construction equipment [39,40].
NotationDescriptionEquations
EF (HC, CO, NOx)HC, CO, and NOXEFEFSS× TAF × DF
EF (PM)PM EFEFSS × TAF × DF − SPMadj
EF (CO2)CO2EF 44gCO2/12gC × 0.87 × (BSFC × TAF × 453.6 − HC)
EF (SO2)SO2EF64gSO2/32gS × 0.01 × SOx dsl × (BSFC × TAF × 453.6 × (1 − SOxconv) − HC)
Note: EFSS: Steady-state emission factor; TAF: Transient adjustment factor; DF: Deterioration factor; BSFC: Brake-specific fuel consumption; SPmadj: Sulfur content adjustment to PM EF; SORxRdsl: Episodic fuel sulfur percentage; and SOxconv: Fraction of fuel sulfur converted to PM.
Table
Table 2. EF equations for transportation [39,40].
Table 2. EF equations for transportation [39,40].
NotationDescriptionEquations
EFt(HC, CO, NOx)HC, CO, and NOX transportation EF{EFZM(HC, CO, NOx) + (D × M/10,000)} × AF × CF
EF (PM)PM transportation EFEFZM(PM) + (D × M/10,000)
EF (CO2)CO2transportation EF 44gCO2/12gC × 0.87 × (FD/FE x 453.6 − HC)
EF (SO2)SO2EF64gSO2/32gS × 0.01 × SOxdsl × (FD/FE × 453.6 × (1 − SOxconv) − HC)
Note: EFRZMR: Zero-mile emission factor; D: Deterioration; M: Mileage; AF: Altitude adjustment factor; CF: Conversion factor; FD: Field density; FE: Fuel economy.

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