Precision Over Proximity For decades, the water industry has relied on a “best guess” approach to asset management. When a trunk main reaches a certain age or suffers a high-profile burst, the traditional response is often a blanket replacement. It’s an understandable instinct – protecting the community from service disruptions is paramount. However, this “rip…
PIA Assists with Strategic Network Renewal The Challenge: A Century of Service at a Crossroads This Australian city is built upon a foundation of history, much of which is buried beneath its bustling streets. For a major utility, the state’s water utility, this history presented a significant modern-day challenge. Much of the city’s CBD water…
In the water industry, the underground network is often a realm of the unknown. For decades, utilities worldwide have relied on age-based models to determine when to replace critical infrastructure. The logic was simple: if a pipe is old, it must be deteriorating. However, this approach is both capital-inefficient and risky. It often leads to…
Of all the assets in a water and wastewater portfolio, few present a challenge as complex – or as critical – as the inverted siphon. Whether diving beneath a river, a railway line, or a major highway, these assets are engineering essentials. However, for asset managers, they represent a notorious “blind spot.” By design, inverted…