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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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Intelligent Water Systems
Lead & Copper
Condition Assessment
Corrosion
Management, Pressure
Pipes
Resilience
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

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Managing Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP) to Extend Asset...
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Utilizing Smart Water Networks to Manage Pressure and Flow for...

During this reporting period, the project team made progress under the information gathering and project planning...

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Application of Finite Element Analysis in the Design of Large-Diameter...
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Practical Framework for Water Infrastructure ...
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Case Studies on Water Sector Interdependencies
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12/10/2021
Project #4953
Considerations and Blending Strategies for Drinking Water System...
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Project #4797
Designing Sensor Networks and Locations on an Urban Sewershed Scale with Big...
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08/20/2021
Project #4917
Utilizing Smart Water Networks to Manage Pressure and Flow for...
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07/16/2021

News

2021 Intelligent Water Systems Challenge Launched

Press Release
03/16/2021

The 2021 Intelligent Water Systems Challenge (IWS Challenge) is underway and will showcase innovative ways that intelligent water systems can be utilized by utilities to improve resilience. The overarching goal...

Lead and Copper Management

06/06/2019

Water utilities play a critical role in protecting public health by minimizing lead and copper levels in drinking water. Household plumbing and service lines can contain lead and copper pipes...

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