When valves are not accessible or operable, crews have to back up and close more valves to isolate the line. It takes longer to complete the repair, more customers are impacted and potential of damage to property as a result of a main break increases.

For utilities with large-diameter networks, waiting for failures to occur before repairing or replacing highly critical mains is not an option.

While PCCP assessment and management have been successfully used by utilities for years, effective assessment solutions for ferrous pipe have only recently been commercialized.

More than a decade of pipeline inspection and monitoring positions Miami-Dade County as a leader in managing aging infrastructure.

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) will release a new standard for concrete pressure pipe (CPP) installation in 2025. The standard will help utilities and contractors identify and prevent installation defects.

UltraFacility 2025 highlighted how ultrapure water (UPW) strategy in semiconductor manufacturing is evolving. As chip production scales and process complexity increases, manufacturers are balancing tighter purity requirements with higher reuse rates and shifting source water conditions. Maintaining stable water quality, protecting yield, and designing resilient systems are now central priorities as facilities scale to support AI-driven growth.

SoundPrint AFO continuous monitoring technology helps utilities prevent the kind of catastrophic pipeline failures that make headlines. However, failures on high-risk assets aren’t the only concern for pipeline owners. Monitoring data can also help utilities better understand risk today and into the future to control operating costs and improve customer service. Here’s five ways SoundPrint AFO can deliver significant value for pipelines without a history of problems or a lower consequence of failure.

While metallic rising mains have been historically difficult to manage, a risk-based approach increases confidence in the condition of the pipeline.

Pure Technologies partnered with a southeastern U.S. utility to inspect a 24-inch potable water main in late 2015. The team inspected 9 miles (14 km) of the critical pipeline with the inline PipeDiver® platform.

Collecting condition data is critical for proactive pipeline management. Being able to make effective decisions on that data is just as important. Learn how advanced structural analysis helps utilities get more out of their inspection data.

Despite its high strength, steel has a propensity to dent, buckle, corrode or crack when exposed, all risks to the integrity of a pipeline. In order to identify defects, proactive pipeline inspections are necessary to avoid failures, leaks or ruptures. One way of validating pipeline integrity is the use of Direct Assessment.

Pipeline damage can happen even with a robust integrity program in place. Third-party damage during excavation, natural disasters, and even material defects from manufacturing can put your pipeline at risk.

Computational pipeline monitoring (CPM) is legislated on most pipelines in North America. While these systems are crucial in maintaining the integrity of a pipeline, they only operate at roughly 2-3% of throughput, and have a theoretical limit of 1% of throughput due to the error tolerance for meters.

While leak detection and inline inspection (ILI) are different areas of pipeline integrity, the use of inline leak detection tools can support ILI results.

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to inspecting critical pipelines. Utilities should carefully compare technologies to determine how they meet your operational and project delivery needs as well as your decision-making goals. Here are four key considerations utilities should evaluate when choosing the right tool for a condition assessment project.

Pure Technologies' Spectrum XLI technology is deployed on autonomous boats to accurately measure depth of cover, depth of water and elevation profiles.

Utilities can predict the future condition of their pipelines and estimate when specific pipes should be reinspected or considered for repair or replacement. The ability to forecast helps utilities better plan and budget for pipeline maintenance in the coming years.

Pure Technologies' SmartBall platform can ensure product containment beyond the detection limit of any other LDS. In this blog, we’ll explore five ways this tool benefits an integrity management program by providing complete confirmation of containment.

Water is rarely a first consideration in data center planning, but it has long-term impacts on the viability of site operations. Ann Perreault explains why this is becoming more critical now, and what it means for how data centers are planned, built, and supported as AI demand grows.

The operability of critical valves is essential to control a water system and ensure system reliability. Critical valves control vital water transmission lines – the backbone of any water system. Operable critical valves reduce the consequences when large diameter pipeline failures occur.

Finding a leak quickly helps mitigate the impact of releases on people, property, and the environment. Pipeline operators can detect and locate leaks with high precision using Pure Technologies' SmartBall® platform.

Meet Brian Jo, Senior Manager of Product Engineering, and learn about what's driving the next generation of condition assessment technology at Xylem.

Leak detection is a key water loss control strategy, but the benefits don’t stop with water savings. Utilities can also improve the reliability of their network and gain confidence in the location of their buried pipelines with Xylem’s leak detection technologies and services.

A proactive leak detection strategy plays an important role in any asset management program. It allows utilities to obtain the general condition of their mains, since a leak not only represents a real water loss, but can also indicate the potential for pipeline failure.