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AISI is proud to announce the Welded Steel Pipe Revised Edition for 2007, which offers a compilation of useful information for the design of water transmission lines and distribution systems using welded steel pipe. Written by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) in cooperation with the Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association (STI/SPFA), the Welded Steel Pipe Revised Edition for 2007 is now available for free download at the AISI website. Click here for the free download!

More than 135 years ago, the first steel pipe ever laid in America began supplying water to the population of San Francisco. This five-mile long conduit—unlined, uncoated and unwrapped—was the first of millions of miles of pipe and millions of tons of steel used to create the infrastructure of America’s water, chemical and petrochemical distribution and transmission infrastructure.

As a testament to steel's durability, this pipe is still in service today. With considerable and ongoing improvements in the quality of mill steel, fabrication technology, welding, linings, coatings, and cathodic protection, the combination of steel's strength, performance, and durability remains unparalleled.

AISI is working with its partners to grow the market for steel water distribution pipe and corrugated steel pipe.

Steel also makes sense as the material of choice for above- ground water storage tanks. Steel's unmatched historic performance is clearly demonstrated by membership in the Century Club, whose water storage tank members have each provided over 100 years of faithful service to owners and local residents.

As with water storage tanks, steel fuel storage tanks (both above-ground and below-ground) have lower initial and life cycle costs than other materials, meet zero leakage tolerance standards, are safe in the face of extreme weather conditions or natural disasters (including earthquakes, tornados, mud slides and extreme temperature changes), and are recyclable. They also exceed current Environmental Protection Agency Standards.