Rehabilitation vs. Replacement

Wachs Utility Services specializes in the rehabilitation of water system assets, which extends the working life of the asset and saves the utility the cost to replace. An average size water utility with a distribution system of only 300 miles of main will have assets (valves, hydrants, meters, pipe, etc.) valued at hundreds of millions dollars. In larger water utilities the value of these assets reaches easily up into the billions. Wachs uses proven processes and state-of-the-art equipment to improve water systems and rehabilitate assets and bring them back to operability. By rehabilitating water system assets, we extend the working life of the asset and save the cost to replace. This provides a tremendous savings to water utilities.

In a recent valve exercising program, where parts were unavailable, Wachs engineers machined new gears for a large external geared valve from the 1800’s and brought it back to operability. Rehabilitating this critical valve saved the water utility significant dollars because replacement required the draining of an entire reservoir. Wachs distribution system experts deliver these types of benefits in our programs on a daily basis.

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