By Steven Folkman
Most water professionals are well aware that in 2009, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) issued its Infrastructure Report Card and gave a D- to drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. In a small sign of improvement, the 2013 ASCE Report Card graded drinking water and wastewater a D, and in 2017, upgraded wastewater further to a D+. Things are getting better, right? Well, that is a difficult question to answer.
In 2012, Utah State University published a survey of water main break rates in the United States and Canada. This survey was repeated and a new report published recently. The goal of both surveys was to get a measure of overall status of water main infrastructure. It should be noted that the 2018 study was conducted with support from the Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association.
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By Steven Folkman
Most water professionals are well aware that in 2009, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) issued its Infrastructure Report Card and gave a D- to drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. In a small sign of improvement, the 2013 ASCE Report Card graded drinking water and wastewater a D, and in 2017, upgraded wastewater further to a D+. Things are getting better, right? Well, that is a difficult question to answer.
In 2012, Utah State University published a survey of water main break rates in the United States and Canada. This survey was repeated and a new report published recently. The goal of both surveys was to get a measure of overall status of water main infrastructure. It should be noted that the 2018 study was conducted with support from the Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association.
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