How many water crossings do you have in your pipeline inventory today? Each one of them significantly elevates your financial risk. When hazardous releases enter a body of water, the contamination can travel further, faster, and with a much higher probability of harm than if it had just moved into soil. An analysis of U.S. PHMSA data for 1,627 incidents between 2010-2024 shows that a leak or rupture which contaminates water typically costs 13x more than an incident without water contamination (Median values USD $942,759 vs. USD $67,855 respectively, see box chart to the right).

So when water resources are at risk, every moment lost detecting and responding to a release raises its price tag. If the Envirolock Containment System (ECS) is providing your pipeline crossing protection however, that price tag drops substantially. In contrast to other strategies, ECS's protections are built-in and immediate - you don't have to wait for a pressure sensor to alarm and no valve failures will ever compromise your response. Released materials are completely captured and never enter the surrounding water body. What's more, your pipeline can continue operating until you can schedule a repair. Instead of explaining to investors and communities how much product you had to clean-up, you can share with them how your pro-active investment in Envirolock blocked the leak of that product. Better yet, show them how Envirolock prevented a third-party strike or external corrosion from creating a leak or rupture in the first place.

Rail and road crossings deserve special attention as well. Incidents in these locations could cause fatalities, injuries, and/or evacuations. At a minimum, unplanned transportation corridor closures could seriously disrupt the surrounding communities as well as rail/truck supply chains. Installing ECS at these critical intersections prevents all of these dangerous and costly impacts from occurring.

In some locations, previous efforts to guard pipelines at crossings have included the use of steel pipe casings. However, these have a number of vulnerabilities - such as shorting and susceptibility to installation-induced damage - that often undermine their effectiveness and require premature rehabilitation. Envirolock's extremely abrasion-resistant design overcomes these problems by protecting the pipe during installation and safeguarding cathodic protection without the use of spacers. Moreover, its robust materials resist crushing and can withstand immense crossing loads on its own. Envirolock is compatible with horizontal directional drilling techniques and is orders of magnitude less than the alternatives.