Asset Management

The objectives of this project are to evaluate technologies and to develop a prototype capable of identifying service line materials.

Field studies are being conducted or have been completed at 10 public water systems in the United States and Canada.

A comprehensive literature review was conducted in order to identify new technologies capable of discriminating the buried metals, a vendor investigation has been completed, and more.

Two sets of lead pipes are being conditioned for use in studying the timing and mechanisms for orthophosphate to effectively control lead concentrations.

October 2017-March 2018 - The technique identified is the resistance measurement of a pipe.

January-March 2019 - After conclusive experimentation in the laboratory, testing in the field has begun. The equipment used for laboratory experiments was modified for usage in the field.

An electronic survey questionnaire was sent out to over 100 water utility stakeholders to capture pertinent project information on various factors.

Determine baseline occurrence of Legionella throughout the Passaic Valley Water Commission (PVWC) water distribution system.

January 2018 - June 2018 - So far, we have initiated the project, established subcontracts and project management systems, and embarked on the first two tasks. Work to date includes a kick-off call with WRF staff and the Project Advisory Committee, and another kickoff call with participating utilities.

Our approach to this project includes defining the notion of risk within utilities very broadly, followed by jointly identifying risks...