EMERGING POLICIES: EMERGING POLICIES: LATERAL REPLACEMENTS ON - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

EMERGING POLICIES: EMERGING POLICIES:

LATERAL REPLACEMENTS ON LATERAL REPLACEMENTS ON STREET RECONSTRUCTION STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PROJECTS

Ron Dickrell Ron Dickrell City of Marshfield City of Marshfield Wastewater Utility Superintendent Wastewater Utility Superintendent Classic Collection System Seminar Classic Collection System Seminar June 5, 2008 June 5, 2008 Watertown, WI Watertown, WI

EMERGING I/I DATA: EMERGING I/I DATA:

I/I FROM PRIVATE LATERALS: I/I FROM PRIVATE LATERALS:

• 50

50 – – 85% Erie Co., New York 85% Erie Co., New York

• 40% Nashville, TN

40% Nashville, TN

MARSHFIELD MARSHFIELD 15 YEARS 15 YEARS – – $1,000,000/yr. $1,000,000/yr.

MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE

• Mainline repairs & replacements

Mainline repairs & replacements

• Manhole repairs & replacements

Manhole repairs & replacements

• Lining

Lining

• Grouting

Grouting

IDENTIFICATION IDENTIFICATION

• Televising

Televising

• Flow monitoring

Flow monitoring

• Dye testing

Dye testing

• Smoke testing

Smoke testing

• House

House-

• to

to-

• house inspections

house inspections

PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE PROPERTY

LATERALS LATERALS

• Voluntary & Order replacement

Voluntary & Order replacement – – 40 40 – – 45 / Year 45 / Year

• Random checks on street

Random checks on street replacement projects (televising) replacement projects (televising)

2007 2007 West 5th West 5th

CONTACTS BY LETTER CONTACTS BY LETTER

• Lateral contributing to

Lateral contributing to clearwater clearwater entry entry

• Offer to televise lateral and call to set up appointment

Offer to televise lateral and call to set up appointment

• If leaking

If leaking – – corrective order corrective order

• If not leaking

If not leaking – – encourage and urge encourage and urge – – ideal time to replace ideal time to replace

• Assisted in contacting a plumber, cost info, option info

Assisted in contacting a plumber, cost info, option info

• Consequences

Consequences – – if future replacement, increased cost if future replacement, increased cost

• Benefits

Benefits – – new lateral new lateral -

• eliminate roots and potential backups

eliminate roots and potential backups

PRE PRE-

• CONSTRUCTION MEETINGS

CONSTRUCTION MEETINGS

RESULTS RESULTS

27 27 OF

OF 29

29

REPLACED REPLACED

(2 were replaced) (2 were replaced)

COMPLIANCE COMPLIANCE

2008 2008

WESTERN WESTERN STREET STREET – – (different type (different type neighborhood) neighborhood)

CONTACT CONTACT EACH EACH PROPERTY PROPERTY OWNER OWNER

• Lateral contributing to

Lateral contributing to clearwater clearwater entry entry

• Offer to televise lateral and set up appointment

Offer to televise lateral and set up appointment

• If leaking

If leaking – – corrective order corrective order

• If not leaking

If not leaking – – encourage and urge encourage and urge – – ideal time to replace ideal time to replace

• Assisted in contracting a plumber, cost info, option info

Assisted in contracting a plumber, cost info, option info

• Consequences

Consequences – – if future replacement, increased cost if future replacement, increased cost

• Benefits

Benefits – – new lateral new lateral -

• eliminate roots and potential backups

eliminate roots and potential backups

PRE PRE-

• CONSTRUCTION MEETINGS

CONSTRUCTION MEETINGS

26 laterals 26 laterals 3 previously replaced 3 previously replaced 12 televised 12 televised 7 commitments 7 commitments 1 declined 1 declined

NOT 100% NOT 100%

BUT BETTER BUT BETTER THAN NONE THAN NONE