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• Developed by the University of Bristol
• 2010 Winner IWA Innovation Award: Global Grand Prize Winner
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Cost reduction
• Asset management
Preventative maintenance extends the useful life of
pipes
• Chemical demand Reduce chemicals needed to battle Hydrogen
Sulfide Issues – in turn leads to less customer complaints
• Pumping costs Can significantly increase flow or discharge rate
Why?
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• Reduce discolored water complaints
• Improve water quality compliance
• Reduce biofilm deposits
• Reduce THM production
• Remove iron and manganese build up
Why?
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Sediments
Flow
Odor
Issues
Customer
complaints
Associated problems:
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Cleaning devices:
Pigs Swabs
• Incompatible with pipe bends and changes in
diameter
• Requires Excavation
Excavate to launch and receive pigs
• Customer service affected
Long interruption to supply
Operational problems:
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A patented innovative sustainable
pipe cleaning technology to
improve water quality and asset
management
What is Ice Pigging?
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Ice Pigging harnesses the characteristics of a semi-solid material
•An ice pig is a semi-solid material that can be pumped like a liquid
•But behaves like a solid once the pig is formed in the pipe
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Detailed Site Visit • Obtain detailed plans from client
• Length of Main, Diameter, Material, Access Points
• Maps
• Additional Water
• Access? – Traffic management
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Ice Pigging in Practice:
Custom built equipment
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Custom built equipment
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Make the ice
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Ice Pigging – The Equipment
Flow Analysis System
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Dallastown Borough, PA
Ice Pigging WW Force Main
Improves Pumping Efficiency
4” Force Main
Pre and post pump test results:
Date Pump 1 Pump 2
10/1/2012 257 gpm 256 gpm
1/14/2013 334 gpm 325 gpm
29.9% increase 25.9% increase
.
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By cleaning the force main and improving flows over
29%, the Borough can postpone the capital
improvement project, allowing that money to be used
more effectively.
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Middlebury Wastewater, VT
Ice Pigging WW Force Main
Improves Pumping Efficiency
• Original plant design flow rate was 6.2 mgd.
• Decrease in flow rates – Industrial discharge
included Cabot Cheese and several breweries.
• 10/4/13 flow rate was 5.62 mgd (3,904 gpm).
• 10/7-10/28/13 conducted 9 IP runs on 12,000 of 16”
& 18” DIP and PVC mains.
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Pre and post pump test results:
◦ Date Two Pumps Flow Rates
◦ 10/4/2013 5.62 mgd (3,904 gpm)
◦ 10/28/2013 6.26 mgd (4,347 gpm)
◦ 11% increase (640,000 gpd or 444 gpm)
By cleaning the force main, flow rates increased to
6.26 mgd (4,347 gpm) for an approximate 11%
increase in flow.
Back to Original Design Capacity
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January 2013
Underground
Construction
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August 2012 &
March 2013
Opflow