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Inspected wall loss and remaining wall thickness are used to assign pipe segment condition scores, which are referred to as Remaining Useful Life scores. The scores can then be used to prioritize actions.
In the first four years after implementing its Interceptor Condition Assessment Program, the Fort Worth Water Department prevented an estimated 59 sanitary sewer overflows and saved $3.6 million to $6.6 million.
For more than a decade, Fort Worth, Texas, has been recognized as the...