For many years now, you have heard PACP (the Pipeline Assessment and Certification Program) pro-claimed as “the standard” in pipeline inspection. It is important to understand how it became the U.S. standard and how we can keep it current without losing the qualities of the standard.
PACP was initiated in 2002 at a time when many large consent decrees were being negotiated between municipalities and the U.S. EPA. For those of us who worked with CCTV data at that time, PACP was a welcome standard that defined many pipe defects, including the difference between fractured and broken pipe. While many system
