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Murphy's Law Thwarted During Pipeline Repair
Author(s) -
Porras Pedro J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2005.tb01805.x
Subject(s) - obstacle , pipeline (software) , law , forensic engineering , service (business) , engineering , shutdown , political science , business , operations management , mechanical engineering , marketing , nuclear engineering
This article discusses a pipeline repair project in April 2004 by the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) that encountered one obstacle after another. Originally, the project started with repairing two distressed sections of 96‐in. pipe which required a shutdown that would affect four of SDCWA's 23 member agencies, in particular Otay Water District, and would be completed in fewer than 10 days. Alternative delivery routes ensured that service would continue without interruption. The article recounts details of how SDCWA and some of its member agencies were tested by urgent repairs and unforeseen obstacles under the most severe conditions. The article discusses how the water district was able to withstand the setbacks as well as it did.