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 – – 45 / Year 45 / Year 40 � 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 OF OF 29 29 27 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