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Errata: Water Main Break Rates In The Usa And Canada: A Comprehensive Study, Steven Barfuss
Errata: Water Main Break Rates In The Usa And Canada: A Comprehensive Study, Steven Barfuss
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Page 5 – Major Finding 6 (change also made in text on Page 18):
Added “in the reported pipe inventory” to better clarify the percentage reduction
Page 6 – Major Finding 14 (change also made in text on Page 31):
Changed “six” to “five” years to explain the time elapsed between the 2018 and 2023 studies
Page 7 – Major Finding 28 (change also made in text on Page 46):
Added “percentage” to better clarify the percentage of acceptance
Page 8 – Section 1.1:
Updated “(WRF, 2017)” to “(Grigg, 2007)” and “(US Conference of Mayors, 2018)” to “(Anderson, 2018)”
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Water Main Break Rates In The Usa And Canada: A Comprehensive Study, Steven L. Barfuss
Water Main Break Rates In The Usa And Canada: A Comprehensive Study, Steven L. Barfuss
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Deteriorating Infrastructure
Municipalities and the people they serve depend on pipe networks that provide safe drinking water. This piping is underground, out of sight, and often neglected.
Overall assessment of water infrastructure condition is not good. Using the US as an example:
- In 2009, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) issued a US report card and gave a D- to drinking water infrastructure.
- In 2017, the grade improved to a D.
- In 2021, the grade was raised to a C-, better but still not good.
- Utilities are currently losing 11% of their water to leakage.
- Pipe life estimates of …