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BAMI-I 2024 Board of Directors Meeting Outlines Progress and Future Pathways
Date: March 18, 2024 Location: Oklahoma City Convention Center,Room 201, Oklahoma City, OK The Buried Asset Management Institute-International (BAMI-I) is thrilled to share the fruitful outcomes of the 2024 Board of Directors (BOD) meeting. This year's assembly not...
Trillions of Gallons Lost Annually Through America’s Aging Water Infrastructure
In an alarming revelation, it has been reported that the United States' aging drinking water systems are leaking trillions of gallons of water every year. This significant water loss is exacerbating the challenges faced by already shrinking cities, highlighting a...
What is asset management, anyway: The struggles of a new concept.
Author: Boston Snyder, Asset Manager, City of Goshen, IN What is asset management, anyway? I have heard this question many times since assuming my role as Asset Manager of Goshen, Indiana. For Goshen, asset management was not only a new practice, but it was also a new...
Collaborative Milestone: BAMI-I completed Asset Management Plan Development for Switz City
February 5, 2024, marked a significant step in our journey toward developing the asset management plan for Switz City, Indiana, as the BAMI-I/Purdue Underground Infrastructure Team (UIT) Team presented phase results to the Town Council of Switz City. The meeting,...
Flattening the investment peak of pressure pipelines with ‘inspect before invest’ approach Unprecedented replacement exercise
Unprecedented replacement exercise On a global scale water and wastewater pipelines are aging and reaching their theoretical end of lifetime. In the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s vast lengths of pipelines have been installed to expand and modernize the drinking water...
COMPRESSION FIT HDPE PIPE – ANOTHER PROVEN PIPELINE REPLACEMENT METHOD ASTM Standard Codifies Method for Gravity and Pressure Pipe for Both Water and Force Main Projects
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - It wasn’t a typical, normal sliplining job to replace a failing force main line here. The original ductile iron pipe had deformed and had severe ovality. Hydrogen sulfide gas from the sewage flow made sulfuric acid, which collected at the top of...