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In order to address the critical issues, respondents to the survey noted that:
- Rate increases are important.
- Access to government grants and long-term financing is needed.
- Public education is considered important.
- Government regulatory requirements are needed.
The information provided by the Buried Infrastructure Survey is designed for use by municipal infrastructure managers, contractors, consultants, manufacturers and political decision makers, for market analysis and assessment.
This is an annual survey and the 2014 edition has recently been released for input. It includes the completion of a Municipal Buried Infrastructure Survey Report, which outlines key findings, geographical representation of the input received for the survey, a comparison between trenchless technology construction methods vs. other methods, as well as infrastructure material and trenchless method use.
CATT continually strives to bring the trenchless industry and its capabilities to the attention of the public, while supporting and providing benefits to its members. To support this objective, a digital trenchless directory is being developed. This directory will be the first comprehensive source of information for the Canadian trenchless industry.
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Upcoming workshops include the rehabilitation of laterals and water services, which will provide an overview of the problems encountered in sewer laterals and water services, current industry practice for condition assessment/inspection, rehabilitation methods and case studies.
Another upcoming workshop is on cured-in-place pipe design, construction and quality assurance. It will look at the history of cured-in-place pipe, where it can be used, cured-in-place liner design and case studies.
Over the past years, development of industry research partnerships including the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canada, Ontario Centres of Excellence and Water Research Foundation, USA has occurred.
Current research includes innovative rehabilitation technology for watermains, condition grading, rehabilitation/replacement optimization, next-generation tools for asset management, finance, testing and development of new lining products and design procedures.
Dr. Mark Knight, Doug Onishi and Jason Johnson are members of CATT’s Board of Directors. For more information, visit: www.cattevents.ca. This article appeared in ES&E’s July/August 2014 issue.
