AWWA ACE68883

This powerpoint presentation begins by providing the goals of a valve maintenance program that include the following: exercise all valves 16" and larger, or at a critical location, once every year; and, exercise all other included valves at least once every five years. Information goals include: verify location; if closed, is it supposed to be; does it open to the right or left; how many turns; when was it last exercised; and, be able to print report of valves that need to be exercised during the next month. Topics presented include: valve inventory; types of valves; classification; history of valve maintenance; current challenges, opportunities and resources; solution; valve tag; benefits; biggest challenge; and, learning mode. Includes tables, figures.