Background 3 East Midland Cities: Highway and Land Drainage Asset - PDF document

Background 3 East Midland Cities: Highway and Land Drainage Asset Management Initiatives • Face similar Highway Drainage Issues • Have Complementary Experience • Committed to Working Together • Opportunity for Best Practice for Highway Alan Adcock Drainage in Urban Areas Head of Highway Management Leicester: Blackbird Road Leicester Asset Data Left: trying to clear leaves Below: the answer • There are over 40,000 gullies recorded although data on footway drainage is limited • Recently a great effort has been put into collecting gully details using GPS • Hot spots records – hard copy of flooding incidents Leicester : Gully Emptying – GPS Leicester : Data Collected • Gully machines fitted with GPS • Masternaut – Web based GPS System captures the information on site 1

Leicester : Map Based Results Leicester: Information Current map showing • Records if gully pot is modern style or cast iron the exact location of • Is the gully currently working the vehicle and where it has been • Is there a high concentration of parked cars • Has the frame got a defect This information can • Building the asset data on footway gullies this be further interrogated via a information is very poor. bespoke mapping system in the office SEARCH Leicester: Customised reports COUNT OF CURRENTLY LEGEND VIEWABLE ASSETS IN SELECT LAYER FILTERS PRINT Statistics can be derived from the data ASSET SELECT TYPE/LAYER REPORTS NAME ASSET – RIGHT- CLICK TO VIEW DETAIL RIGHT-CLICK ANYWHERE TO ADD A NEW ASSET Leicester: Hinckley Road Plan : Proposed Tasks • The 3 Cities need to evolve as we progress but at this stage the following The gullies are outputs are envisaged clear but the main • Each task is designed to have a tangible sewer is not…. output that can be shared with other authorities 2

Task: 1 Task: 2 Bring records of existing situation up to a Adopt a consistent method of prioritisation common standards • Using the Derby approach as a starting point • Maintenance records – adopt Leicester • Consistent method of evaluating the risk approach to recording gully inventory and associated with each site and; cleaning records • Prioritisation for investigation and potential • Define and collate record of hot spots mitigation/treatment • Identify appropriate way to store drainage data e.g. GIS, Asset Management software system Task: 3 Task: 4 Data collection methods Examining Potential Solutions • Determine an appropriate specification • Determine a process for the investigation and/or method of collecting information about and appraisal for potential solutions including site that need investigation • Enhanced maintenance regimes • Method needs to incorporate inventory • Gully emptying frequency collection, cleaning, condition assessment, • Capacity proving and outlet • Possible assessment of catchment area Task: 5 Project Risks Business Case for Additional Investment • Availability of council staff resources to undertake tasks • Inability to obtain funding to address the issues • Development of Business Case identified from investigations • Duplication of effort with the Surface Water Management Plans • Issues about obtaining data from water companies 3

Sharing: Communication Plan Sharing: How Between ourselves & others with • Nottingham City Council has procured drainage projects (other element two P2.net, a web based project management winners) then .... system based on Prince2 methodology with regional groups and • We are examining how appropriate stakeholders aspects of this could be made available then .... Promulgation to National externally. Audience (via Roads Liaison group/DfT, CSS etc ?) Presentations to regional groups • Conferences • Hosting visits from other authorities Thank You for Listening • Providing information to other authorities Any Questions? Tangible Outputs • Case studies • Lessons learnt 4