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Greeley pilots AI to prioritize pipeline replacements; consultants show mixed first‑year accuracy
Summary
City staff presented a three‑year asset‑condition pilot combining machine‑learning models and noninvasive testing to prioritize pipe rehabilitation and replacement.
The Water and Sewer Board heard May 21 about a condition assessment program that combines asset inventory, noninvasive pipe condition testing and two machine‑learning pilots to prioritize pipe rehabilitation and replacement.
Cort Nickel, a water utilities staff member, reviewed the system: about 164 miles of transmission mains (replacement value estimated $3–$5 million per mile) and more than 500 miles of distribution piping with roughly 13,000 valves and 4,000 fire hydrants. “The oldest pipe is 135 years,” Cort said, and staff listed multiple risk factors that drive replacement decisions including pipe…
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