Australian Water Management Review Vol 2 2013 | Page 66

reDuCing mAintenAnCe AnD extenDing serviCe life
Maintaining and improving infrastructure and long term environmental impacts have all been cited as major areas of concern in the 2012 AWA/Deloitte State of Water Sector Report. National Concrete Solutions (NCS), a specialised concrete repair, waterproofing and remediation contractor, is working with stakeholders to reduce ongoing maintenance costs, extend service life and long term environmental impact through repair and remediation.
Replacement of infrastructure can be a costly exercise. NCS General Manager, Mrs Lynn Butler commented, “When compared to the cost of replacement, remediation has been shown to save up to 75% of costs. With the CSIRO estimating the combined value of the urban existing water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure assets across Australia to be A$50 billion, and many of these critical assets in need of repair or replacement it is no wonder effective solutions for remediation are increasingly required. Remediation rather than replacement is considered advantageous, not only as a cost saving, but also an important time saver, by reduction the time an o gFV?W76V?F??f6??G??2?fb??R?"?WB?b6W'f?6^( ???526&??F?W2??6?VFR6??WF???2f?"6??7&WFRFVw&FF????????B??7F??F????B&V?&??FF????&?FV7F?fR6?F??w2?6??7&WFR&W?"?&V7F?f?6F????bvFW"??w&W72?"Vw&W72??B?6?6??&?6R?b???rFW&????FV??6R??2??52?2&?f?FVB6??WF???2f?"7G'V7GW&W2??6?VF??rvFW"G&VF?V?B??G2?7???v?2?&W6W'f??'2?F?2??'&?vF???6???V?2?Bf??G&F?????G2??52WF??6R?V?&W"?b7V6??7B&?GV7G2F?V?FW'F?Rv?&?2??6??7&WFR6??7G'V7F????B&W?"?B&R?v?2V?'&6??r?Wr&?GV7G2?B7?7FV?2v?F?F?R&?fV??FV?F??F?W?FV?BF?R6W'f?6R?fR?b76WG2?( ?vR&R6???GFVBF?&?f?F??r?W"6?V?FV?Rv?F?6?7BVffV7F?fR?B???rFW&?6??WF???2?vR&R&?RF?7W7F??6R?W"6??WF???22vR&R&6?VB'??VF??r??Vf7GW&W'27V6?2??W??v??&V6V?F?'F?W&VBv?F?W2F?&?GV6R7V6??G?&V?FW"f?"6?WF?W&?'W&?vFW.( ?2&??6VF?RGV??V?( ?6???V?FVB?'2'WF?W"?&??6VF?RGV??V?????V"??B6??7&WFR7G'V7GW&R?v??6?6W'fW22??'&?vF???6???V???2?v?VB?B?W&FVB'?6?WF?W&?'W&?vFW"??52v26??G&7FVBF?gW'F?W"W?FV?BF?R6W'f?6R?fRGVRF?F?R&W?6V?V?B6?7B&V??rW7F??FVB?fW"C2??????F?R?&?v???7G'V7GW&Rv26??7G'V7FVB'?W6??r6?''VvFVB?&??2f?&?v?&???B6?VB??F???f?6?RB&????FV????F??WFW"?gFW"??V'2?bF?R'&6?fRVffV7B?bvFW"F?&?Vv?F?RGV??V???V6??bF?R6??7&WFR??FW&??7W&f6R?B7VffW&VBg&??66?W&??rWF??V???BW??7W&R?b?&vRvw&VvFR?6??R&V2vW&R66?W&VB2?V6?23????c?W7G$??vFW"??vR?R?B&Rb?Rp??F?RGV??V?v26??6?FW&VB6??f??VB76R?v?F?F?RfV?F??F???6?gG2&V??rW6VB????fF?fV?F?v??66W72f?"6??&W76VB?"??vW"?vFW"?B&?GV7BFV?fW'?f?"??W?6W72?bF???R?b&?GV7G2WF??6??r6?WFW2?F??VWBF?R?VVG2?b6?WF?W&?'W&?vFW"7V6?????Vf7GW&VB&V?FW"??6?'?&F??r??W?7'?7F???RFV6?????w?v2?VBF?F?Rv??gFW"W?FV?6?fR&W&F???'?w&??F??r?BvFW"&?7F??rF?RffV7FVB&V2???FF?F????F?6????V?BF?R7V6??G?&V?FW"???W??Vv?????v2WF??6VB??F?R?Vf??F?vVB&V2v?W&R??v?'V??B??'F"v2&WV?&VBF?'&??r&6?F?6??F?W"?B??&?fRF?RGW&&??G??bF?R6??7&WFR????r?gW'F?W&??&R?52?2?6?&?fV?W?W&?V?6Rv?F?&V?VF?F???6'&?VB?WBv???7B76WG2&R?W&F?????F??2?2F?R?'f??W2&V?Vf?B?bF?R&VGV7F????b6?WBF?v?W&??G2?V6W76'??bW76V?F??76WG2?2&V6V?BW???R?66???vFW"G&VF?V?B??B??W&FVB'?&?6????Bf??W?6?V?6????2B6??7&WFRvFW"f??G&F???F??2&WV?&??r&V7F?f?6F????F?RF??27W&f6W2?BFWFW&??&FVB?Vf??r?Vf??W??6VBvw&VvFRf???6??&F?W"F??6?WGF??rF?v?F?Rv???R??B?V6?F??v2?6??FVB?Bv?&?2vW&R6???WFVBv???7BF?R&V?????r2F??2&V???VB???W&F????F??2?2???vVBF?R&?6????Bf??W?6?V?6??F?6??F??VR?W&F???B6?v?F?&VGV6VB?WfV?&Vf?&RgV??&R?6???76?????r??6???WF????b??F??2?gFW"&W&F?????W??Vv????v2?VBF?F?RF??v??2?f???"?B&ff?RG&?2?????G2vW&R&R?6V?VBW6??r6??f?W?F?????W??Vv????v26V?V7FVBf?"?G27WW&??"&??B7G&V?wF??6?V?6?GW&&??G???F&?RvFW"6W'F?f?6F????B?G2V??VR7'?7F???RFV6?????w??v???R6??f?W?F??v26V?V7FVB&V6W6R?b?G2??v?6?V?6?&W6?7F?6R?B?F&?RvFW"6W'F?f?6FR??F??Vv??52?2??6FVB??7?F?W??'&?6&?R?B?V?&?W&?RF?W??6?g&WVV?F?6W'f?6R??FW'7FFR?B&Vv??????6F???2?F??2?2Wf?FV?Bg&??&V6V?B7V66W76gV?6???WF????b&??V7G2??6FVB????'vV??f?2?6???6?????B?&?&FW'F?v?4?B6????5r?W7BF???RfWr?6?&V?F??7???v???6FVB??VVV?6??B&WV?&VB&V?VF?F???gFW"?V'2?bW??7W&R?B6W6VBF?R???W??6???????B?&WGvVV?F?RWW"FV6??B7???v?&??F?FWFW&??&FR?GVRF?F?R?FV?F?????rFW&??77VW2??52v26??G&7FVB'?4UvFW"F?&V7F?g?F?R????B?B7???r?F?W&V'?W?FV?F??rF?R6W'f?6R?fR?uCcW???&??W"??V??V&?BFR?u#3Ub?V?'&?R?B??W??Vv????vW&R??WF??6VB??F?R&W?"?f?"??W"?W?B&??V7B?v?????R&W?6R?"&V?Ws?f?6?B?5>( ?2vV'6?FR?wwr??76W7G&??6???Rf?"??&R??f?&?F????&??6F?P??6?&VF??7???v????