A new siphon system may not be cheaper than a sleeve fix. We do this quite often here around Atlanta because many ponds built 30 years ago are failing. Each situation is different if easy to sleeve and very little water we might go the route of pc sleeve over an old pipe. In many cases the pipe is too far gone and total waste of time to repair and older system. The siphon system as you may know pulls water from the bottom- thus a huge advantage for water quality. It also handles more water per same size of traditional pipe. I strongly discourage you not to install a siphon system yourself if doing larger than 8 inch. Also you will have the expensive of pressure grouting the old system to raise the water level this is very important to be done properly to prevent future leaks. I think with your amount of water you need to install a 10 or 12 inch, do you know the watershed you�re draining?
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