Cover your assets*
Managing underground assets is a vital issue for Local Government, and trenchless technology is an important option for council engineers to have in their toolbox.
The upcoming Trenchless conference in Melbourne in September provides a great way to find out more.
The crowded urban environment demands the most innovative solutions to ensure business, traffic and other services are left undisturbed by the necessary works associated with improvements to essential services.
Often sensitive environmental areas cannot be disturbed with the digging of trenches traditionally associated with the provision of water, wastewater, communications and energy.
Trenchless technology refers to a variety of techniques used to install, repair or replace underground infrastructure while minimising surface disruption.
The benefits of trenchless technology are numerous and include:
- less environmental damage
- reduced OH&S risk
- less traffic disruption
- lower reinstatement costs
- lower carbon footprint.
In Australia water is rightly appreciated as a precious resource. The general public expects that local councils, utility companies and water authorities around the country will work to conserve water supplies.
How can councils expect residents to be careful with water when thousands of litres of drinking water are pouring out of a burst main and down a stormwater drain?
Trenchless Australasia 2009, the 8th National ASTT Conference and Exhibition, takes place in Melbourne from 20 to 22 September 2009.
Visit www.trenchless2009.com/register1.php for more information or to register.
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