A rising main pipeline assessment system for monitoring a rising main pipeline that transports a fluid that is pumped by a pump, the rising main pipeline assessment system comprising: an analysis system, a monitoring system and a processing hub, the analysis system being configured to obtain data externally recorded on the pipeline, the externally recorded data being selected from a set including pump performance curves, elevation and profile of the rising main pipeline, the length, size and material of the rising main pipeline, and, from the externally recorded data, generate a steady state hydraulic model for the pipeline, the model defining expected performance zones for the pipeline under normal operating conditions and zone boundaries delineating normal and abnormal operating conditions for the pipeline, the zones delineating conditions including normal static head, normal delivery pressure, normal transition, large transient, high delivery pressure, low static head and low delivery pressure, the analysis system being configured to record the model in a data repository of the processing hub; the monitoring system including a pressure transducer that is connectable to the pipeline and configured to obtain measurements on the pipeline during operation of the pipeline and generate, for each of a plurality of predetermined time periods, a data record including minimum, maximum and mean measurements obtained for the predetermined time period, the monitoring system being configured to communicate the data record to the processing hub; the processing hub being configured to classify each received data record measurements according to its measurements and the expected performance zones of the model, the processing hub being configured to monitor the classified data records for each expected performance zone and generate an alarm upon identifying a predetermined pattern of classified data records. an analysis system, a monitoring system and a processing hub, the analysis system being configured to obtain data externally recorded on the pipeline, the externally recorded data being selected from a set including pump performance curves, elevation and profile of the rising main pipeline, the length, size and material of the rising main pipeline, and, from the externally recorded data, generate a steady state hydraulic model for the pipeline, the model defining expected performance zones for the pipeline under normal operating conditions and zone boundaries delineating normal and abnormal operating conditions for the pipeline, the zones delineating conditions including normal static head, normal delivery pressure, normal transition, large transient, high delivery pressure, low static head and low delivery pressure, the analysis system being configured to record the model in a data repository of the processing hub; the monitoring system including a pressure transducer that is connectable to the pipeline and configured to obtain measurements on the pipeline during operation of the pipeline and generate, for each of a plurality of predetermined time periods, a data record including minimum, maximum and mean measurements obtained for the predetermined time period, the monitoring system being configured to communicate the data record to the processing hub; the processing hub being configured to classify each received data record measurements according to its measurements and the expected performance zones of the model, the processing hub being configured to monitor the classified data records for each expected performance zone and generate an alarm upon identifying a predetermined pattern of classified data records.