Water Service Provider In Melbourne Finds Success In Transparent Asset Management Optimization For Mains Renewal Program

City West Water teamed with WSP and Optimatics to determine a least cost and least-risk renewal program for ageing distribution mains supplying inner Melbourne, Australia. The optimization of the inner Melbourne distribution mains was carried out to determine an optimized pipe renewal strategy that minimizes pipe renewal costs and future risk (including probability and consequence of asset failures) while ensuring service performance standards are maintained.