UKWIR Water Mains Cleaning Decision Support Tool

Project (WM18A204) - Mains cleaning: Best practice review

INTRODUCTION

This Decision Support Tool (DST) has been developed as part of the UKWIR Mains Cleaning project. The project has identified currently available innovative and traditional techniques (methods of carrying out the task e.g., flushing) and technologies (specific equipment designed to carry out the task e.g., Typhoon Jetting System) available to clean water mains, and to assess the benefits of each of them taking into consideration several factors, e.g., mains condition, aggressiveness of the cleaning intervention, the sampling frequency post cleaning.

The aim of the DST is to assist water companies in identifying the right technology(ies) for cleaning networks of different characteristics. Every cleaning project brings different challenges, with factors such as the pipe material, diameter, and environment (urban/rural setting) changing. The aim of this DST is to help select and highlight a range of suitable solutions for a specific cleaning task as well as their relative advantages/limitations.

The DST should be used in conjunction with the Good Practice Guidance Document for mains cleaning that has also been developed for the UKWIR Mains Cleaning Project.

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