Sponsored by APWA's Utilities and Right-of-Way Committee Invasive tree roots can apply significant pressure to pipeline joints and coatings. The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) has implemented a formal tree management policy to identify, monitor, approve or remove encroachments on pipelines.
Learning Objectives:
1. Evaluate SDCWA’s research on the effects of tree roots on large diameter pipelines.
2. Examine SDCWA’s tree management policy to accommodate trees in the right-of-way.
3. Determine if the tree management program implemented by SDCWA would work for your agency.
SPEAKERS:
Vic Bianes, PE
Engineering Manager, San Diego County Water Authority, San Diego, CA
Thaddeus Dennis Brierton, SR/WA
Right of Way Supervisor, SDCWA, San Diego, CA
Rouen Q. Liu
PERMITS ENGINEER, Hawaiian Electric Company, Honolulu, HI
Contributor(s)
Vic Bianes, PE