actionable asset condition data that permitted the water utility client to identify and promote targeted interventions to minimise the risk and maximise the performance of the asset
WRc helped Scottish Water to better target investment by combining the technological benefits of SmartBall ® and Pipediver ® to inspect the asset condition of 15 km of strategic trunk mains without disturbing operations.
More on our Condition Assesment servicesactionable asset condition data that permitted the water utility client to identify and promote targeted interventions to minimise the risk and maximise the performance of the asset
client goals without supply interruption, permitting the maintenance of expected service levels for their customers
further inspections based on the success of this innovative approach, ensuring continued support to the client's delivery of industry leading asset stewardship
Many water utilities are faced with the challenge of minimising the risk while maximising the performance of its strategic asset base.
To meet this goal and support an on-going programme of pipeline management, Scottish Water engaged WRc to provide a means of gathering valuable asset condition information on a 15 km strategic section of 30” pre-stressed concrete trunk main. Central to the delivery of this project was the need to overcome the challenge of gathering the required condition information whilst maintaining full operability of the pipeline.
Following detailed planning by the WRc team, Pure Technologies and Scottish Water, a robust inspection plan was developed which centred on the utilisation of the in-line free swimming SmartBall® and PipeDiver® inspection platforms. The first phase of inspection was conducted using the leakage detection capabilities of SmartBall®. Secondly, the PipeDiver® platform provided pipe wall condition assessment via detection of wire breaks in the PSC main.
The survey marked the first European deployment of PipeDiver® and served to establish the benefits of this pioneering approach to asset management.
actionable asset condition data that permitted the water utility client to identify and promote targeted interventions to minimise the risk and maximise the performance of the asset
client goals without supply interruption, permitting the maintenance of expected service levels for their customers
further inspections based on the success of this innovative approach, ensuring continued support to the client's delivery of industry leading asset stewardship