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Title: The Wisconsin Gas Plastic Pipe Quality Assurance Program
Author: Bernard Silverberg
Source: American Gas Association 1986
Year Published: 1986
Abstract: Wisconsin Gas is the largest distributor of natural gas in the slate, serving about 421,000 customers in 386 municipalities. The general use of polyethylene pipe was begun in 1967 following several years of using other plastics. Compared with the cast iron and steel used previously, the experience with all plastic pipe has been excellent. This has been due to wise selection of materials, good installation techniques, a solid quality assurance program, and perhaps a little bit of luck. This paper will describe the quality assurance program evolved by Wisconsin Gas Company. In 1964, a program was set up to catalogue samples, records of acceptance, and suppliers certification reports of all incoming plastic pipe shipments. Under this system, six samples of every pipe shipment are catalogued and stored indoors for future lest if problems arise in the field (Figures 1 and 2).

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