Pipelines throughout the US are at the end of their useful life. The ASCE 2021 Report Card states: Water main breaks occur every two minutes for an estimated six billion gallons of water loss daily. 16,000 wastewater treatment plants are functioning, on average, at 81% of their design capacity, and 15% have reached or exceeded capacity. Actionable asset management plans for buried infrastructure are one of the most challenging tasks facing utilities. In most cases, there is visibility to the pipeline, and most pipelines were t designed to be accessed or inspected. Coupled with the lack of inspection techlogies available to provide actionable data and insights into the condition of pipelines, decision-making was based on catastrophic failures, break history, soil conditions, pipe type, and size. The solution: Employ invative inspection techlogies to gain system visibility. Increased visibility begins with an initial desktop study and analysis to prioritize at-risk pipelines within the system for high-resolution inspections to gather precise data used for analysis. Following data analysis, an actionable management plan can be created, enabling effective CIP spending and directing costs according to risk, which includes FFRP trenchless rehabilitation of determined areas requiring renewal, extending the life of the pipeline.
At the conclusion of this session participants will be better able to:
• Explain proactive asset management and why it is important.
• Employ the stages involved in proactive asset management.
• Utilize techlogies to create a proactive asset management plan.

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