Historic Wooden Pipe Display Coming to WWETT 2015

Check out the wood piping systems in NASSCO's Sewer History Exhibit when you're at the WWETT Show.

Feb 17, 2015 | by Craig Mandli |

Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show (WWETT) Education Drinking Water Sewer

Historic Wooden Pipe Display Coming to WWETT 2015 — Used in Europe since the 1400s, wooden pipes were considered the norm for decades. Some municipalities in the U.S. used the pipes as late as the 1960s.

The show floor at WWETT 2015 will be filled with the latest and greatest products the water and wastewater industry has to offer. But it’s also important to remember where the industry came from. A historical display, sponsored by NASSCO, and coming to the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment and Transport (WWETT) Show in February, will do just that.The display, located in the Hoosier Corridor near the registration area and educational rooms, exhibits a deep interest and growing understanding in the work sewer and water professionals do, according to Ted DeBoda, NASSCO’s executive director.“Some of the artifacts on display are very primitive,

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