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Asset Management

High-quality water service depends on having the infrastructure to meet the requirements of customers, utilities, and regulators. Because water services are asset intensive, utilities are constantly working to maintain these pipes, pumps, tanks, and systems, while also controlling costs and reducing risks. With deteriorating infrastructure, limited budgets, restricted flexibility in rates, and increasing expectations, utilities are on a continual quest for the most appropriate practices to meet these competing demands.

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Project #4752

Effect of Major Stress Events on Buried Pipe Service Life

$409,350
Completed

Project Highlights

The key issue addressed through this research was the effect of stress history on remaining pipe service life, particularly the effects of major stress events, such as an earthquake. This project developed an analytical framework, data, and methods to estimate...

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Principal Investigator
Charles
Scawthorn
Research Manager
Dr. Jian Zhang

Long-Term Performance of Asbestos Cement Pipe

Asbestos Cement (AC) pipe was used in North American water systems until the early 1980s, mainly as an affordable, non-corroding alternative to metallic pipes. This video summarizes recommendations from WRF project 4093, including guidance on pipe deterioration and failure, condition assessment, predicting remaining service life, rehabilitation and replacement, and health and waste management protocols.

Recent Updates

Project #5069
Managing Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP) to Extend Asset...

Reporting Period: April 14, 2020 – June 30, 2021. A Utility Information Request was distributed to...

Project Update
12/17/2021
Project #4797
Designing Sensor Networks and Locations on an Urban Sewershed Scale with Big...

Reporting Period: April 15, 2021 - June 15, 2021. During this project period, progress was made...

Project Update
08/20/2021
Project #4797
Designing Sensor Networks and Locations on an Urban Sewershed Scale with Big...

Reporting Period: June 16, 2021 – December 15, 2021. During this period, the team held the...

Project Update
04/06/2022
Project #4953
Considerations and Blending Strategies for Drinking Water System...

Reporting Period: May 1, 2020 - July 31, 2020. This project kicked off in February 2020...

Project Update
10/02/2020
Project #5014
Practical Framework for Water Infrastructure ...

Reporting Period: December 16, 2019 - March 15, 2020. Case study framing questions and a template...

Project Update
04/17/2020
Project #5086
Case Studies on Water Sector Interdependencies

Reporting Period: August 1, 2021 – February 15, 2022 The research team has completed all interviews...

Project Update
05/20/2022
Project #4953
Considerations and Blending Strategies for Drinking Water System...

Reporting Period: November 1, 2021 – January 31, 2022. Cast iron distribution system pipes were tested...

Project Update
05/04/2022
Project #5109
Application of Finite Element Analysis in the Design of Large-Diameter...

Reporting Period: June 15, 2021 – September 15, 2021. During this period, the team carried out...

Project Update
04/06/2022
Project #5014
Practical Framework for Water Infrastructure ...

Reporting Period: June 17, 2020 - September 15, 2020. During this period, Task 1 - Kick...

Project Update
12/31/2021
Project #5086
Case Studies on Water Sector Interdependencies

Reporting Period: May 1, 2021 – July 31, 2021. This project is in the early stages...

Project Update
12/10/2021

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EPA Resources to Foster Utility Resilience

Newsletter
07/25/2022

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Creating Resilient Water Utilities Initiative (CRWU) provides tools, training, and technical assistance for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities to address climate change and...

2022 Intelligent Water Systems Challenge

David Morroni
01/11/2022

The Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology (LIFT) program, a joint effort of The Water Research Foundation (WRF) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF), is holding the fourth annual Intelligent Water...

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