Water Distribution System Valve Assessment

The importance of the Valve Assessment program is apparent when major emergencies arise and your personnel are unable to either locate or close a valve or several valves during a water main break.  The same problem occurs when valves that are normally closed need to be opened during a fire fighting effort and these valves then fail in the closed position.  These situations can occur when valves are not exercised annually or at least every two years.

The Water Distribution System Valve Assessment program is conducted in the field by our Project Team (M.E. Simpson Co., Inc. uses TWO trained technicians on each valve team).  The important operation and location details of each valve will be noted and compiled on our "Valve Assessment Report" and submitted to your office.

The valve information can then be entered into Polcon Pro-Valve^®, a computer software program designed and exclusively marketed by M.E. Simpson Co., Inc.  All mainline valve information is entered into Polcon Pro-Valve^® with an appropriate diagram showing each valve at its location.  All pertinent information such as size, number of turns to operate, depth to the operating nut, right or left turn, normally open or closed, and location by measurement from existing landmarks is a part of each valve record 

For more in-depth details about this program and others please feel free to contact us for a full scope of work.