{"id":5106,"date":"2019-10-31T11:33:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T11:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formadrain-com.k0bdwxs7-liquidwebsites.com\/?p=5106"},"modified":"2021-10-29T15:42:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T15:42:23","slug":"canadas-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formadrain.com\/en\/canadas-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Federation of Canadian Municipalities recently released the <\/span>Canadian Infrastructure Report Card 2019<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The report is the result of the combined efforts of a number of organizations: \u00a0 The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies Canada (ACEC), the Canadian Construction Association (CCA), the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA), the Canadian Public Works Association (CPWA), the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA), the Canadian Network of Asset Managers (CNAM), and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It examines a number of categories of infrastructure such as roads and bridges, public transit, solid waste, and wastewater.\u00a0 As regards wastewater infrastructure, the report notes that \u201cof our linear assets (e.g., watermains, sewers), 30% are in fair or worse condition\u201d and that \u201cclimate change puts an additional strain on these infrastructure systems\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

30% is a large number, representing almost a third of Canada\u2019s wastewater infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking at the \u201cComparison with 2016 Results\u201d, it\u2019s evident that the percentages of wastewater infrastructure rated \u201cvery poor\u201d, \u201cpoor\u201d, and only \u201cfair\u201d has increased over the last three years, even without taking into account the \u201cunknowns\u201d.\u00a0 It is also important to note that the data in this report applies to municipally-owned assets and does not include homeowner laterals.<\/span><\/p>\n

The report goes on to say that \u201ca large portion of linear wastewater assets are more than 50 years old\u201d versus an ESL of 70-100 years \u201cdepending on the material\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s clear that replacement or rehabilitation of the many thousands of kilometers of sewers and laterals is going to become increasingly imperative.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the words of Bill Karsten, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, \u201c<\/span>Good, reliable infrastructure supports our quality of life in communities across the country, so Canadians should find these results concerning.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Recognizing the advantages of trenchless rehabilitation of crumbling wastewater infrastructure, more and more municipalities are reaching for CIPP systems.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trenchless rehabilitation of sewers and laterals, rather than open-cut trenching, presents obvious advantages:<\/span><\/p>\n