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Rehabilitation:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The\u00a0International Infrastructure Management Manual\u00a0defines asset rehabilitation as:\u00a0\u201cWorks to rebuild or replace parts or components of an asset, to restore it to a required functional condition and extend its life, which\u00a0might\u00a0incorporate some modification.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Restoration:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The American Water Works Association\u00a0Definitions Guidebook\u00a0defines restoration\u00a0as \u201cMaintaining a majority of the existing Asset, while transforming its appearance and functionality to\u00a0\u2018as new,\u2019\u00a0and in some instances,\u00a0\u2018better than as new.\u2019\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Rehabilitation or restoration\u00a0might\u00a0be more expensive than a repair,\u00a0but it should increase the life expectancy of the asset beyond what a repair would provide. Rehabilitation should be less costly than a replacement and usually provides\u00a0less\u00a0useful life than\u00a0a\u00a0full replacement.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In some cases,\u00a0rehabilitating an asset can bring it close to new. For example,\u00a0when relining a pipe, the expected useful life of the relined pipe\u00a0might\u00a0be\u00a0almost as\u00a0much as a new pipe. Because pipe\u00a0lining can be completed without creating a large trench, it can be\u00a0considerably less\u00a0expensive than pipe replacement.\u00a0Sometimes rehabilitation can be completed more than once, while other times, it\u00a0can only be completed once.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Rehabilitation efforts should focus on the\u00a0long-term\u00a0impact on operations and maintenance. Asset rehabilitation should only be performed after considering the full spectrum of asset operability, risk management, and cost.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_2″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/swefc.unm.edu\/iamf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rehabilitations.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”Rehabilitations” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ align=”center” custom_margin=”6px||||false|false” border_radii=”on|21px|21px|21px|21px”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rehabilitation & RestorationRehabilitation:\u00a0 The\u00a0International Infrastructure Management Manual\u00a0defines asset rehabilitation as:\u00a0\u201cWorks to rebuild or replace parts or components of an asset, to restore it to a required functional condition and extend its life, which\u00a0might\u00a0incorporate some modification.\u201d\u00a0 Restoration:\u00a0 The American Water Works Association\u00a0Definitions Guidebook\u00a0defines restoration\u00a0as \u201cMaintaining a majority of the existing Asset, while transforming its appearance and functionality to\u00a0\u2018as new,\u2019\u00a0and in some instances,\u00a0\u2018better than as new.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 Rehabilitation or restoration\u00a0might\u00a0be more expensive than a repair,\u00a0but it should increase the life expectancy of the asset beyond what a repair would provide. Rehabilitation should be less costly than a replacement and usually provides\u00a0less\u00a0useful life than\u00a0a\u00a0full replacement.\u00a0\u00a0 In some cases,\u00a0rehabilitating an asset can bring it close to new. For example,\u00a0when relining a pipe, the expected useful life of the relined pipe\u00a0might\u00a0be\u00a0almost as\u00a0much as a new pipe. Because pipe\u00a0lining can be completed without creating a large trench, it can be\u00a0considerably less\u00a0expensive than pipe replacement.\u00a0Sometimes rehabilitation can be completed more than once, while other times, it\u00a0can only be completed once.\u00a0 Rehabilitation efforts should focus on the\u00a0long-term\u00a0impact on operations and maintenance. Asset rehabilitation should only be performed after considering the full spectrum of asset operability, risk management, and cost.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6859","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n