by PICA CORP. | Nov 25, 2019 | Blog
By the PICA Corp Engineering Team | Updated June 2026 | Est. reading time: 8 min Key facts about large diameter pipe failure: Large diameter transmission mains (20 inches and above) fail through different mechanisms depending on pipe material —...by PICA CORP. | Feb 8, 2019 | Blog
By the PICA Corp Engineering Team | Updated June 2026 | Est. reading time: 9 min Key facts about PCCP and CCP pipe inspection: PCCP and CCP transmission mains installed between the 1940s and 1980s are at or beyond their original design life — many carrying...by PICA CORP. | Jun 4, 2018 | Blog
By the PICA Corp Engineering Team | Updated June 2026 | Est. reading time: 8 min More than 260,000 water main breaks occur every year across North America, costing utilities roughly $2.6 billion in direct repair expenses. That number will...by PICA CORP. | Apr 3, 2017 | Blog
By the PICA Corp Engineering Team | Updated June 2026 | Est. reading time: 9 min Key facts about wastewater pipeline inspection: The US generates an estimated 3–10 billion gallons of accidental sewage spills annually from 1.2 million...by PICA CORP. | Feb 2, 2017 | Blog
HydroScope is the world’s first field-proven in-line inspection service for corrosion evaluation of cast and ductile iron water and waste mains. The HydroScope tool is an original technology providing a direct measurement of pipe wall width continuing along the length...by PICA CORP. | Nov 21, 2016 | Blog
By the PICA Corp Engineering Team | Updated June 2026 | Est. reading time: 9 min Key facts about water main inspection: The American Society of Civil Engineers gives US drinking water infrastructure a D+ in its infrastructure report card,...