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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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239 Projects 15 Web Tools 4 Case Studies 20 Webcasts
Condition Assessment
Corrosion
Intelligent Water Systems
Lead & Copper
Pipes
Pressure Management
Resilience
Project #5086

Case Studies on Water Sector Interdependencies

$298,392
In Progress

Project Highlights

Infrastructure networks, such as those for water, energy, and transportation, provide key services to communities. There are strong interdependencies between these sectors and their infrastructure; however, these systems have largely been developed and managed separately. Understanding infrastructure interdependencies, and the...

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Principal Investigator
Heather
Himmelberger
Research Manager
Jian Zhang, PE, Ph.D.

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

Project #5069
Managing Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP) to Extend Asset...

Reporting Period: June 30, 2021 – February 1, 2024

Project Update
03/12/2024
Project #5191
Innovative Technologies to Improve Monitoring of ...

Reporting Period: September – December 2023

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02/21/2024
Project #5190
Improved Risk Management from Condition Assessment ...

Reporting Period: July 15, 2023 – October 15, 2023

Project Update
12/28/2023
Project #5069
Managing Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP) to Extend Asset...

Reporting Period: April 14, 2020 – June 30, 2021. A Utility Information Request was distributed to...

Project Update
12/17/2021
Project #5192
Water Utility Resilience: A Case Study of the 2021 ...

Reporting Period: June - September 2024

Project Update
11/18/2024
Project #5152
Identifying Service Line Materials without Excavation:...

May 1, 2022 – May 10, 2024

Project Update
07/24/2024
Project #5176
Integrating Climate Change Impacts with Wet Weather Management,...

Reporting Period: November 2023 – April 2024

Project Update
07/23/2024
Project #5176
Integrating Climate Change Impacts with Wet Weather Management,...

Reporting Period: May – October 2023

Project Update
12/29/2023
Project #4797
Designing Sensor Networks and Locations on an Urban Sewershed Scale with Big...

Reporting Period: April 15, 2021 - June 15, 2021. During this project period, progress was made...

Project Update
08/20/2021
Project #4797
Designing Sensor Networks and Locations on an Urban Sewershed Scale with Big...

Reporting Period: June 16, 2021 – December 15, 2021. During this period, the team held the...

Project Update
04/06/2022

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The Digital Transformation

By Miriam Hacker, PhD, The Water Research Foundation
12/03/2024

Exploring Data Science Careers in the Water Sector The use of advanced technologies and data to improve decision-making is the basis of the emerging topic area, Intelligent Water Systems. The...

2024 Intelligent Water Systems Challenge

David Morroni
01/19/2024

The Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology (LIFT) program, a joint effort of The Water Research Foundation (WRF) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF), is holding the sixth Intelligent Water Systems...

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