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The Municipal Water/Wastewater Infrastructure Technical Community of Interest is a group of professionals (both AMPP members and nonmembers) including owners, manufacturers, consultants, contractors, and others involved in constructing, restoring, and protecting municipal water and wastewater infrastructure. The purpose of this group is to come together to share and discuss issues affecting the municipal water/wastewater sector. Topics include new and emerging technologies in corrosion mitigation, material selection, coatings, surface preparation, coating application, quality assurance, and quality control, all focused on protecting municipal infrastructure assets.
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Part 6- AMPP webcast Q&A on How Coating Selection Impacts Lifecycle Cost of Water and Wastewater Infrastructure

  • 1.  Part 6- AMPP webcast Q&A on How Coating Selection Impacts Lifecycle Cost of Water and Wastewater Infrastructure

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    Question: What are some pitfalls or common mistakes that you see made when specifying coating projects?

    Response: There are a few mistakes I see repeatedly: not fully accounting for the service environment and asset criticality, overlooking constructability and application challenges/constraints for the project, and failing to clearly define inspection requirements before the project starts. Some higher-performance systems require specialized plural-component equipment and experienced applicators, so a technically strong specification can still struggle if it isn't practical to execute in the field. Just as importantly, surface preparation, coating application, and QA/QC measures all need clearly defined acceptance criteria because these are all strong predictors of actual service life. That last piece is relatively easy to improve: define the inspection requirements and hold points in the ITP, then review them at the pre-job meeting so the owner, inspector, manufacturer, and contractor all understand the expectations before work begins.



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    Brian Cheshire
    Henkel AG & Co KGAA
    Birmingham AL
    (205) 834-1579
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