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May 9, 2012
More than Pipe Dreams: Non-Revenue Water Solutions
Non-revenue Water (NRW) as the name suggests, describes the all too common occurrence of water that is lost, or unaccounted for, en route between the water supplier and the customer. As might be expected, NRW is a major challenge for water utilitity companies and governments, who are responsible for the upkeep of pipelines and is a particular headache in developing countries where technology and resources to address the problem are often limited. Such water losses may occur as result of poor utilities management including lack of accountability and governance leading to badly maintained pipes and leakages, as well illegal connections.
[ Source: China Water Risk ]
May 7, 2012
Research makes leaders in leakage management
An $A800,000 research project trial will allow Sydney Water to focus on leak management by testing innovative leak detection techniques in Sydney’s 3,000 km of large pipes.
[ Source: Trenchless Australasia ]
April 4, 2012
In the past, many utilities have operated under a “three strikes and you’re out” approach. Meaning, they have replaced entire pipelines if they failed multiple times expending significant capital costs for a pipeline that may have had many decades of remaining useful life. Many of these pipelines are prematurely discarded when they could have been reliably managed.
[ Source: UIM ]
March 29, 2012
On a sunny day in southern California, an inspection team from Pure Technologies gathered to begin the first leg of the condition assessment project of a 73 and 76-inch mortar lined steel water main. MFL is an electromagnetic method of nondestructive testing that is used to detect corrosion, pitting and wall loss in lined and unlined metallic pipelines.
March 28, 2012
Baltimore Water Main Inspected With High-Tech Probe
A probe-like device has made city water main inspections more high-tech and convenient for residents in Baltimore. The technology allows water to flow uninterrupted to homes and businesses, instead of shutting down service to do a manual, visual inspection of the pipe’s stability.
[ Source: Government Technology ]
March 22, 2012
World Water Day: Trillions Needed in Investment
World Water Day highlights investment opportunities as global fresh water grows scarce. We're nearly 20 years into celebrating World Water Day, and the issues have only grown more complex -- and in many locales, more serious. While electric smart grids get a lot of attention, the water grids are far older and in worse shape. Leakage is greater than 50 percent in some areas.
[ Source: Greentech Media ]
March 9, 2012
The failure of a critical water main oftentimes inspires adaptation of a proactive condition assessment program to monitor the line to avoid future interruption of service to customers. The City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, had encountered this issue before and opted for collaborative effort to assess the pipeline of concern
[ Source: Trenchless Technology ]
March 8, 2012
What is a Pipe Diver? Bill Vanko talked to Mark Holley, president of Pure Technologies US, about the new machine Baltimore City started using this week that may keep you in hot water for years to come.
[ Source: WBAL Radio 1090 AM ]
March 6, 2012
Baltimore Uses New Technology To Analyze Water Mains
A new technology used to inspect water mains debuted in Baltimore on Tuesday.
PipeDiver is able to pinpoint vulnerable spots on a water main so that they can be repaired or replaced, according to city officials.
[ Source: WBAL TV - NBC ]
January 2012
Leaky pipes and non-revenue water are forcing utilities to strike a balance between leak detection, pipe repair, and economics.
[ Source: Water Efficiency ]
January 2012
Condition Assessment of York Region's Forcemain
In partnership with Pure Technologies Ltd. and CH2M Hill, the Regional Municipality of York completed a pilot condition assessment study of a portion of their 93km of wastewater force mains which make up the York Durham Sewage System.
[ Source: Influents - Winter ]
January 2012
Managing Water & Wastewater Infrastructure - An Interview with Mike Higgins
In this interview, Mike Higgins outlines that if a proactive pipeline management strategy is implemented, existing pipelines can be operated as reliably and safe as new pipelines.
[ Source: Water & Wastewater Management Summit 2012 ]
December 25, 2011
Leaky pipes and non-revenue water are forcing utilities to strike a balance between leak detection, pipe repair, and economics.
[ Source: Water Efficiency ]