New HDD HDPE Model Specifications Available

by BAMI-I Content | Oct 2, 2025 | Journal 2025 Edition 1, BAMI-I JOURNAL, BAMI-I News, Blog, Industry News

Covers HDPE Water Pipelines Up To 60-Inch Diameter and 10,000 foot-long pull IRVING, TX – August 14, 2024 – A new model specification document for small and large diameter high-density polyethylene (HDPE) PE4710 pressure water piping systems is now available. The...

Understanding The Role AI can play in Utility Investigation

by BAMI-I Content | Oct 2, 2025 | Journal 2025 Edition 2, BAMI-I JOURNAL, Blog, Industry News, Innovation

Author: Greg Jeffries, CUC, M.ASCE | ©March 2025 | All Copyrights Reserved There has been a lot of discussion lately around Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the role it plays, or can play in our lives and professions. Emerging technologies, particularly Artificial...

CTAM Upgrade COMING!

by BAMI-I Content | Sep 2, 2025 | BAMI-I JOURNAL, Blog, CTAM, Journal 2025 Edition 2, Water Asset Management

In the rapidly evolving landscape of utility management, the need for comprehensive and data-driven asset management practices has never been greater. The CTAM (Certification in Utility Asset Management) program provides education and tools for utility management,...

Switz City’s Asset Management Plan: An Opportunity to Re-Examine Rates

by BAMI-I Content | Sep 2, 2025 | BAMI-I JOURNAL, Blog, Journal 2025 Edition 2, Projects, Switz City AMP Project

Asset management plans identify capital projects that must be completed so that the utility can continue to provide safe and reliable service, and those capital projects require money.  In conjunction with the asset management plan for Switz City, team partner Water...

An Evaluation of the Switz City Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)

by BAMI-I Content | Sep 2, 2025 | BAMI-I JOURNAL, Blog, Journal 2025 Edition 2, Projects, Switz City AMP Project

Artistic Impression Of Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) The Switz City Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is located at 5429 County Road 200 N., Switz City, IN. The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program or NPDES Permit Number is IN0042650, and the...

Completed and Implemented: Town of Switz City’s Asset Management Plan (AMP) in Action

by BAMI-I Content | Sep 1, 2025 | BAMI-I JOURNAL, Blog, Industry News, Journal 2025 Edition 2, Projects, Switz City AMP Project

By BAMI-I Journal Editor: Wei Liao In the southwest corner of Indiana lies Switz City, a town of 268 residents that has taken an unusual path over the past two years. Once reliant on a “fix it when it breaks” approach, the community has now moved toward a data-driven...