AI in Sewers The importance of the pipe network beneath out feet Our cities and suburbs are supported by a vast underground network of water, wastewater and storm water infrastructure. This network of gravity pipes, pumps and filtration sys ...
Lessons from Parisian Sewers – Sewer Balls
Lessons from Parisian Sewers – Sewer balls Author : Amanda Siqueria On a recent trip to Paris, I convinced my husband and in-laws to come with me on an adventure into the underworld. Enter the sights and sounds of the Paris Sewer Museum (Musée des Égouts ...
Common errors with manual pipe inspection coding
Common errors with manual pipe inspection coding None of us is infallible. We all make mistakes. The fact that we are human means there is always a margin for error. In whatever we do. If you are a commercial airline pilot, the room for erro ...
What is a Manhole, and What are the Parts of a Manhole?
Access and Maintenance of Sewers: Manholes What is a Manhole? Manholes, maintenance holes, sewer access points, sewer access chambers……. the list to describe them can be endless. Regardless of what they’re called, let’s take a look inside them and w ...
Meet the latest addition to our team: Megan Clarkson
Meet the latest addition to our team: Megan Clarkson! After completing her Bachelor of Science degree, Megan went on to work in various industries all over the world, and we are now excited to welcome her to her latest adventure with us at VAPAR!& ...
Streamlining CCTV Pipe Acceptance Testing
Streamlining CCTV Pipe Acceptance Testing What is a pipe acceptance test? Utilities that manage sewer and stormwater networks increasingly have reticulation pipework extensions constructed by contractors as part of developer works. These pipes are commiss ...
Increasing the value of wastewater network monitoring
Increasing the value of wastewater network monitoring Innovation is the key to delivering ever-increasing performance Asset owners around the world are looking for innovative ways to deliver on the challenge of increasing wastewater network performance ta ...
Local Sewer History Finds
Local Sewer History Finds Keeping an eye out for local sewer history finds Most major cities had their first sewer infrastructure constructed centuries ago. While much of the original networks are either long gone or buried deep underground, if you do a l ...
Meet the latest addition to our team: Anthony Woodhouse!
Meet the latest addition to our team: Anthony Woodhouse! Starting his career in the Water Utility Industry in 2013 at Wannon Water as an Asset Database/Condition Assessment Technical Officer and progressed from there into the Asset Condition and P ...
VAPAR completes AUD$2.5M raise to lead global expansion with AI pipe inspection software
VAPAR completes AUD$2.5M raise to lead global expansion with AI pipe inspection software Media release: 9 June 2022 A huge milestone for us as we announce that we have raised AUD$2,500,000 in seed funding to lead our expansion into global markets. Found ...
Opportunities to improve the UK pipe inspection standard (MSCC5)
Opportunities to improve the UK pipe inspection standard (MSCC5) Introduction If you work within the UK water industry, you will be very aware of the MSCC5 (Manual of Sewer Condition Classification Fifth Edition). The first edition dates back nearly ...