Leak Detection Technologies

Date: Thursday March 26, 2015
Location: Mississauga Grand, 35 Brunel Road, Mississauga, ON

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
Rapid improvements and advancements in the watermain condition assessment and monitoring technologies have made it possible to capture and address watermains’ leaks before they turn into catastrophic failures. Every year millions of litres of drinking water is lost through leakage in the underground water distribution pipelines resulting in lost revenue. Leaks coupled with hydraulic transients can cause contamination from external sources and degrade drinking water quality.

This workshop will introduce a variety of tools and technologies for watermains inspection and condition monitoring. The participant will learn about the working principles, processes, and benefits and limitations of technologies that include,  for example, visual inspection, non-invasive acoustics, in-line inspection, and continuous leak monitoring. The cost-benefit of leak detection programs will be demonstrated through a number of case studies.
 
8:00 – 8:20 | INTRODUCTION AND WATER LOSS OVERVIEW
Sonya Semanuik, Ontario Clean Water Agency
 
8:20 – 8:50 | FREE-FLOWING INLINE LEAK DETECTION – SMARTBALL
Tim Ross, Pure Technologies
 
8:50 – 9: 20 | TETHERED INLINE LEAK DETECTION PART 1 – SAHARA
Mike Robertson, Pure Technologies
 
9:20 – 10:00 | TETHERED INLINE LEAK DETECTION PART 2
Piero Salvo, GAME Trenchless Consultants
 
10:00 – 10:30 | NETWORKING BREAK
 
10:30 – 11:00 | HELIUM TRACER GAS LEAK DETECTION
Gary Fricke, Watermark
 
11:00 – 11:30 | NON-INVASIVE LEAK DETECTION
Eric Stacey, Echologics
 
11:30 – 12:00 | GEOSPATIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
Mike Livermore, Trimble Water
 
12:00 – 13:00 | LUNCH
 
13:00 – 13:30 | CONTINUOUS LEAK MONITORING
Cliff Jones, Syrinix
 
13:30 – 14:00 | NETWORK WATER LOSS REDUCTION
Alain Lalonde, Master Meter Canada
 
14:00 – 14:20 | CASE STUDY I
Michael Zantingh, City of Hamilton
 
14:20 – 14:40 | CASE STUDY II
Tim Ross / Mike Robertson, Pure Technologies
 
14:40 – 15:00 | CASE STUDY III: HELIUM LEAK DETECTION
Gary Fricke, Watermark
 
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