DATE:                Monday 7^th May 2012 (Prior to Ozwater’12)

LOCATION:      Novotel Darling Harbour (70-100 Murray Street, Darling Harbour, Sydney)

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AGENDA

• 12.00pm: Registration and Light Lunch
• 12.30pm: Introductions (Hugh Chapman)
• 12.45pm: Assessing Metallic Pipelines (Roberto Mascarenhas) – This session will focus on understanding metallic pipelines and the relationship between the design of the pipelines and best practices for assessing them.
• 1.15pm: Methods for Collecting the Best Possible Data on Metallic Pipelines (Xiangjie Kong) – Focus on data collection from metallic pips using various pipeline inspection technologies.
• 1.45pm: Delivery Models (Andrew Hackett from KBR) - Condition Assessment in the Overall Asset Management Context.
• 2.15pm: Coffee Break
• 2.30pm: Metallic Pipe Initiative (Roberto Mascarenhas) – An overview of why the MPI was established, the key players involved and what it is hoping to achieve in the US market. How can this be used in Australia?
• 3.00pm: Critical Pipeline Research Project – Overview of a large Critical Pipeline Research Project which Aqua is participating in as a technology partner.
• 3.15pm: Case Studies – What are other utilities around the world doing to address their aging metallic pipelines? These case studies will give a background to how metallic pipe condition assessment programs have made progress in the United States.
• 4.00pm: Open Discussion / Q&A Session
• 4.30pm: Conclusion and Networking Reception

OVERVIEW

This workshop will provide utility managers, engineers and pipeline operators with an insight into management, risk analysis, condition assessment and rehabilitation of metallic pipes. An overview of asset management principals and tools will be provided followed by discussion of risk assessment, rehabilitation and inspection technologies. Once you understand the critical components of your network, it is possible to develop a program to manage the risks and maintain service levels at the lowest life cycle cost.

GOAL

The goal of this workshop is to develop an understanding of how to manage metallic water and waste water pipelines effectively and sustainably using tools that gather quantitative information and applying this information by using engineering best practices.

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This workshop is available to water utility and pipeline asset owners, operators and managers.

Andrew joins Aqua from his previous role at Gutermann as International Sales and Marketing Director and brings a wealth of direct industry experience and knowledge. This new rolewill assist in further positioning and facilitating regional growth in the Australasian market through a wider-reaching and more focused business development initiative.

“We are very excited about Andrew joining our team” said Hugh Chapman, General Manager. “We’ve had involvement with Andrew for over 10 years in his previous two roles and his knowledge of the industry is unsurpassed. He is a recognised expert in the leak detection industry, very highly respected and has exposure to our core markets. Having him as part of the regional team here in Australia is an excellent step forward as we position ourselves for significant growth in coming years”.

Andrew commented “The innovative solutions delivered by Pure Technologies enable utilities to accurately identify leaks and assess pipeline integrity in transmission pipelines.  This exciting new role with the Aqua Environmental team creates an opportunity to launch new technologies in the Australasian market”.

Andrew will start at Aqua on 4^th June.

16-Apr 12: Aqua was recently awarded a multi-platform inspection project in Queensland to investigate and assess a number of critical large diameter pipelines. The pipelines have experienced various degrees of failure in recent times.

By utilising our industry leading propietary inspection tools, the Client will gain an understanding of the current condition of their valuable assets to allow for proactive management going forward.

The project will utilise both the SmartBall and Sahara pipeline inspection technologies and inspect potable water pipelines and sewer rising mains for leakage and gas pockets.

Additionally, the Sahara platform will enable CCTV footage to be captured on some sections of these critical pipelines to determine the current condition of the cement mortar lining.

More information about SmartBall and Sahara can be found here.

Alternatively, contact us to discuss the best approach to your specific pipelines or to establish a longer term program approach to managing your critical pipeline assets.

in the towns of Mungindi, Barraba, Nundle and Bendemeer. Substantial leaks were located in these towns on services, hydrants, stop valves and fittings such as garden taps and public toilets.

We also investigated the pipework in the parks and recreation fields of Tamworth city. The focus of these surveys was irrigation pipelines, sprinklers and valves as well as public amenities. The results of this survey showed that irrigation valves were a common source of leakage that was not visible on the surface but could still be significant in size. Meters and taps tended to have smaller leaks that were visible. The largest leak located was in an amenity block, and was coming from a toilet with a faulty mechanism that was constantly refilling the cistern.

Overall, potential water savings of over 30 million litres per year were identified across the villages and parks surveyed. This is enough to fill 13 Olympic pools. These projects were a continuation of the good relationship established between Aqua and both Councils during the Water Loss Management Program, and demonstrate the commitment of both councils to continue pursuing water loss in their water networks.

Contact Aqua Environmental if Active Leak Detection is required in your town or city.

The first Pipes Wagga conference in 1991 came about when staff from the City Council became aware of the magnitude of the problems the city had with concrete sewer mains laid prior to 1920. To gather the information they needed to start to deal with the problem, they organised a workshop with the known experts. It soon became obvious that this workshop would be of value to a wider group of organisations involved with water engineering and the first Pipes Wagga Conference was organised. This original conference has continued to grow to the now bi-annual event.

The objective of Pipes Wagga is to provide engineers and practitioners with practical skills and tools to assist in dealing with pipes. Pipes Wagga aims to challenge delegates to examine their daily work practices and asks them to discuss how to ensure more efficient methods are always applied.

The feature of Pipes Wagga has always been the quality presentations relevant to the industry and the sharing of actual experiences, live field demonstrations such as relining, pipe cracking, data equipment and the opportunity to network with industry members, suppliers, contractors and much more.

Pipes Wagga is relevant to planners, local authorities, engineers, environmentalist, scientists, researchers, contractors and equipment suppliers, service contractors and project managers.

Pipes Wagga also contributes to the publishing of industry manuals and supports charity projects for water related issues for underprivileged communities.

The strength of Pipes Wagga is to provide a platform for the presentation of quality papers, live demonstrations, trade display and extensive “hands on” field demonstrations which are all an integral inclusion of Pipes Wagga.

Visit the Pipes Wagga Website.

Leading the international research team is Associate Professor Jayantha Kodikara from Monash University, which has partnered with the University of Technology Sydney and University of Newcastle to develop cost effective advanced condition assessment and failure prediction models that can evaluate pipes before they burst.

The five-year project, funded by seven Australian water authorities, the US Water Research Foundation, and UK Water Industry Research Ltd (UKWIR), will produce advanced techniques and technologies to accurately predict the remaining life of buried pipes and protect against pipe bursts.

Sydney Water, the largest urban water utility in Australia, will contribute $5.5 million to the project.

Aqua Environmental will be a technology partner involved in this project.

Burst pipes have posed a problem for urban water authorities in recent years, when unusually wet conditions followed years of drought. Cooler temperatures and heavy rainfall, for example, can cause expansive clays to move and pull pipes out of alignment.

Similarly, hot weather and low rainfall causes the soil to dry up and contract, again causing pipes to shift, much in the same way that causes cracking in homes over the summer months.

Paul Freeman, Sydney Water’s General Manager Asset Management, and Chair of the project’s management team said burst water pipes can cut water supplies to residents and businesses, affect safety and transport, and cause financial loss.

‘This is great news for Australian cities as the length of the buried pipes of the seven Australian water utilities alone would go around the world more than one and a half times.

‘Sydney Water will contribute a world leading real life pipe test bed in Sydney to research condition assessment and failure prediction.

‘We have been able to engage effectively with industry and research partners, and for the first time in a large water pipe collaboration there is overseas investment and knowledge.’

The project has received Australian funding from Sydney Water Corporation, Hunter Water Corporation, South East Water, Melbourne Water, Water Corporation (WA), South Australia Water and City West Water. CSIRO will join the research team in its next phase.

Article from ECOS Magazine.

Information can also be at Monash University Website.

Pure Technologies is a world leader in the development and application of innovative technologies for inspection, monitoring and management of physical infrastructure. From monitoring the health of large bridges to protecting pipelines, our technologies and expertise are being used around the world to help manage deterioration and reduce loss.

Our services along with the corresponding technologies include:

• Proprietary monitoring equipment for pipelines, bridges and structures.

• Technical pipeline inspection services including leak detection and condition assessment.

• Specialised engineering services, primarily in the area of pipeline condition assessment for water and wastewater infrastructure.

• Oil and Gas Pipeline Leak Detection Surveys.

With over thirty years of local industry experience, we are able to customise our services to meet Client requirements; including providing pro-active leakage surveys, trunk main leak detection, pipeline condition assessment and water loss management services.

We currently hold internationally certified accreditation for Occupational Health and Safety Management, Quality Management and Environmental Management and continually update these processes to align with the progressive nature of our business.

15-Jun 11: Aqua now has access to advanced metallic pipeline inspection technologies called Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) following Pure Technologies’ acquisition of EMTEK. The technologies will allow for the detection of corrosion, pitting and cracking on metallic pipelines from 100mm up to 2m diameter.

Pure Technologies Ltd., announced yesterday that it has purchased the business and assets of Electromechanical Technologies, Inc. (EMTEK), a Salt Lake City-based developer of advanced pipeline inspection technologies.

EMTEK provides reliable state-of-the-art In-Line Inspection tools (ILI) for the pipeline industry. With years of experience, these tools are built to endure the rugged pipeline environment, and to provide the highest quality data available.

The unique design of the EMTEK tool combines the best technology into a compact, light-weight design. Each tool is equipped with:

• Extra High Resolution (XHR) MFL.
  • Better magnets and better sensors.
  • Tighter sensor spacing for maximum resolution.
  • Uniform sensor spacing on the entire circumference.
  • Higher sample rates for best quality data.
• Near-field sensors that discriminate between Internal and External defects.
• 6-axis Strap Down Inertial Sensor Integration for quality map and geographic location generation.
• High Resolution geometry sensors for detecting dents, bulges, wrinkles, buckles, and other geometric anomalies.

Each tool is capable of passing 1.5D bends, and can pass 25% bore reductions.

Commenting on the transaction, Jack Elliott, Pure’s President and COO, said:

“The ground-breaking extra-high resolution magnetic flux leakage (XHR-MFL) systems developed by EMTEK will immediately position Pure as the industry leader in condition assessment of ferrous water and wastewater pipelines. Conventional MFL is a well established technique for inspecting oil and gas pipelines; however the internal cement mortar lining common in water pipelines has always created challenges. EMTEK’s patented technology has overcome these challenges.

“While the majority of our growth to date has come from the inspection, condition assessment and monitoring of prestressed concrete pressure pipelines, this type of pipe represents less than five percent of the total installed base of pressure pipe around the world. The EMTEK technology, opens up a much larger available market to us, and complements our SmartBall® and Sahara® solutions for leak detection and condition assessment, which are applicable to all types of pressure pipe.

“In the oil and gas sector, we will now be able to package the EMTEK system with our unique SmartBall leak detection system, thus providing the only combined integrity and pinhole-leak detection capability available on the market. Recent high-profile oil and gas pipeline leaks in North America have resulted in increasing regulatory and political pressure on operators to upgrade their leak detection systems. We have already seen increasing interest in our SmartBall system and we expect our enhanced offering to accelerate our growth in this sector.

“EMTEK’s commitment to innovative non- destructive testing systems fits well with Pure’s aggressive R&D program and the patents acquired with the transaction will strengthen our already comprehensive IP portfolio. EMTEK’s solutions will be delivered through our regional offices in the Americas, Middle East and Australia; through our Hong Kong joint venture in greater China; and through selected licensees.”

Full press release can be found here.

24-May 11: Aqua will be showcasing their large suite of services at the 36th Annual QLD Water Industry Operations Association Workshop and Exhibition on 1-2 June 2011. The event, held at University of Southern Queensland, will see a delegates attend a strong two-day technical program supported by a large trade exhibition.

Trade visitors can obtain free exhibition entry – download your pass here.

Other exhibitors at the WIOA QLD event are:

• ABB
• Acrodyne
• Acromet Australia
• Aegis
• Aegis Safety
• AIM Water
• Air-Met Scientific
• Allflow Supply Co.
• Aqua Guardian Group
• Aqualift
• Austeck
• Australian Innovative Systems
• Australian Water Association
• Automation Group
• AWIS
• AWMA Penstocks and Stopboards
• Blakers Pump Engineers
• Bürkert Fluid Control Systems
• Capital Safety – ANZ
• CAPS Australia
• Challenger Valves & Actuators
• Clearwater Recruitment
• Complete Tapping Service
• Conneq
• Control Microsystems
• CRS Industrial Water
• CSE Semaphore
• CST Wastewater Solutions
• DCM Process Control
• Dynapumps
• Eco Catalysts
• Ecolab
• Elster Metering
• Epsom Environmental Services
• Festo
• G.E. Power & Water
• H2O Rx / Chemical System Consulting
• Hach Pacific
• Hurll Nu-Way
• Hydramet
• Hydro Innovations
• Hydromet
• ITS Trenchless
• ITT Water & Wastewater
• Iwaki Pumps Australia
• Kembla Watertech
• KRE Engineering
• KSB Australia
• Labtek
• Ludowici Watergates
• McBerns
• Merck Millipore
• Merriman Controls
• Metaval / Vag
• NOV Mono Pumps
• NuFlow Technologies
• Odour Technologies
• Omron Electronics
• Pacific Laboratory Products
• Parasyn
• Peerless Epigen
• Probac
• Process Control Services
• ProMinent Fluid Controls
• Pryde Measurement
• qldwater
• Roto Pumps Australia
• Royce Water Technologies
• sebaKMT
• Sewer Equipment Company (Aust)
• SkillsTech Australia
• Spirac
• Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Think Pipes Think PVC
• Toowoomba Regional Council
• Trenchless Australasia Magazine
• Trio Datacom
• Tyco Environmental Systems
• Tyco Water
• Ugly Fish Eyewear
• UV Guard
• VEGA Australia
• VoR Environmental
• WAM Australia
• WAPSA
• Waters Marine
• Water Industry Operators Association of Australia
• WME Media

Full details on the event can be found here.

Delegate Registration for the event can be found here.