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Pipes & Drainage 2018

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PIPES & DRAINAGE 2018 5 apace in recent years: in-pipe crawlers equipped with CCTV, acoustic technology and other sensing elements can provide industry professionals with an increasingly rounded picture of the state of a below- ground pipe and can help prioritise repair and replacement. Aquam (see p6) is one company making strides in this field. Finally, when it is decided that the pipes do need work, choosing rehabilitation rather than replacement can result in significant saving; that's why advances in trenchless techniques are important to minimise the cost and disruption associated with digging up the network. With so-called lane rental schemes set to mean utilities and their con- tractors must pay councils according to the time they spend digging up roads at peak times, there is an additional incentive to look at techniques such as cured in place pipelines (CIPP) and patch repair. You can find out more about these methods from one of the leading companies operating in this field, Source One Environmental (see p13). All in all, when it comes to pipes and drainage, innovation is taking place across the value chain, and with smart decisions on products, services, and design, the water industry can approach the asset challenges it faces with confidence. Consideration of whole system Totex includes the use of pipe bedding and excavated material (FP McCann, p8) Trenchless techniques are vital for minimising disruption (S1E, p13) Crawlers can be used to assess the health of pipeline assets (Aquam, p6)

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