118 Articles found
Pure Technologies - a Xylem brand Articles
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The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati - OHIO, USA - Case Study
In order to maximize their existing capital assets, reducing overflows and optimizing overall operation efficiency, the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSD) engaged Xylem in utilizing BLU-X, a drainage network optimization ...
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City of Park City – Utah, USA - Case Study
In order to better understand the condition of their buried pipeline network and proactively address potential water loss issues, the city of Park City, Utah engaged Xylem in creating a condition assessment program utilizing acoustic and transient ...
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Implementing A Proactive Approach To Force Main Asset Management
With advancements in technology and a willingness to develop proactive pipeline integrity programs, utilities can successfully reduce failures, mitigate risk, reduce capital expenditures, and increase confidence in the overall operation of ...
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City of Grand Rapids – Michigan, Usa - Case Study
In order to get a better understanding of the infiltration and inflow into their newly separated sanitary sewers, Grand Rapids engaged Xylem in utilizing BLU-X, a real-time decision support system consisting of smart sensors and actuators ...
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Inspection that took 5 months now completed in a single day
Pure Technologies completes longest single day pipeline inspection to date using PipeDiver® technology. From the Colorado town of Buena Vista, the views of the distant Rocky Mountains are deceptively stunning. Up close, the terrain is hilly, ...
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Managing Metallic Pipeline Networks In A Sustainable Manner
In North America, the material and size of pipes that make up water and sewer networks range widely. Because these pipeline systems are so complex, it requires a strategic approach based on risk and real data for effective long-term management. ...
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Robotic Speed Demon Delivers 18,000 Feet Of Pipeline Condition Data In A Single Day
"We absolutely crushed our previous distance covered in a single day..." A growing number of proactive municipal utilities and power generating operators across North America are reaping the benefits of deploying the latest robotics crawler from ...
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Pure Technologies And Wrc Unite For Leak And Gas Pocket Survey On Critical Main For Irish Water And Cork County Council
“The project was an excellent example of working in concert through every aspect of the planning stage, with everyone invested in a successful outcome…” The first time new parties come together to work on a pipeline inspection ...
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Dutch Utility Inspects Rising Main With Acoustic Tool And Reduces Risk On Critical Asset
It’s a major event when you’ve been asked to perform a first in terms of a pipeline inspection. For starters, you must feel confident in the inspection technology you recommend. Second, you hope that all your planning for deployment and ...
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No Silver Bullet Technology For Pipeline Condition Assessment
For utilities with large-diameter networks, waiting for failures to occur before repairing or replacing highly critical mains is not an option. With a large amount of buried water infrastructure reaching the end of its service life, operators have ...
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Innovative renewal strategies for optimized pipeline management
Using risk-based data analysis and innovative renewal strategies, two US water systems show how utilities can avoid full pipeline replacement, reduce service interruptions, and save money. As this informative Opflow article discusses, by more ...
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Pipeline Management Lessons: Old Isn’t Always Bad
Underground pipelines are among the most valuable, yet neglected assets in the public arena. They provide essential services such as the supply of drinking water and collection of wastewater. Despite their critical importance, for decades many ...
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City Of North Bay Uses Condition Assessment On Critical Force Main To Implement Asset Management Plan
On one hand, it may seem like a waste of capital dollars if you perform a pipeline condition assessment and the final analysis turns up no leaks. Alternatively, you can also look at the no-leak report as a good news validation story, especially when ...
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With its High Pressure Pipeline Environment, Rand Water Provided A Perfect Opportunity to Test New Smartball Insertion And Extraction Equipment
Rand Water is the largest bulk water utility in Africa and one of the largest in the world, providing bulk potable water to more than 23 million people in Gauteng, parts of Mpumalanga, the Free State and North West - an area that stretches over ...
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What makes high-risk pipelines deteriorate to a state of failure?
According to AWWA`s 2016 Benchmarking Survey, the average water and wastewater utility has seven breaks per 100 miles of piping every year. Tip-top systems experience just four breaks in that distance, while those at the bottom have 18. While ...
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A Monster Pipe Demands Monster-Size Inspection Approach
From a purely visual perspective, some pipeline inspections are more awe-inspiring than others. This is especially true when everyone involved describes the pipe diameter as “monster-size,” clocking in at 210 inches in diameter. A ...
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Condition assessment program continues in North Queensland
Justification of an ongoing condition assessment program can, at times, be difficult for water utilities. However, successful inspections that deliver actionable outcomes on how to manage aging assets make this justification much easier. Certainly ...
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Managing metallic pipe: a white paper on the significant developments in metallic pipe inspection approaches, services and technologies
Traditionally, many utilities have been managing their aging metallic pipelines using a replacement approach, which prioritizes a pipe based on its age and failure history. While in some cases, pipe replacement is both financially defensible and ...
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Assessing buried infrastructure deep under buried infrastructure
In preparing for its water future, the Region of Peel (Peel) adopts a unique assessment strategy for a newly constructed potable water transmission main that extends deep underground through the heart of Peel Region. The effort is paying off, with ...
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Sahara in-line inspections: when speed, accuracy and on-the-spot results matter
For more than 15 years, water operators have relied on the Sahara® leak detection platform for speed, accuracy and on-the-spot results required for inspection of complex pipeline networks typically found in urban environments. The Sahara ...