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NASSCO 7.0 Lateral Assessment Condition Program Certification
ITpipes is pleased to announce that it has received certification for the NASSCO® Lateral Assessment Certification Program (LACP®), Version 7.0. After completing, meeting and passing the review and requirements to mitigate inspection inconsistencies in the lateral inspection process, this certification demonstrates that ITpipes meets all requirements for NASSCO LACP inspections. The process for becoming LACP
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Maximizing Inspection Data Critical to System Management
We love this interview from Luke Laggis, Municipal Sewer & Water, with our founder! If you know CoriCriss, shes passionate about so many things and asset condition assessment is just one of her interests! In this article she gives background on how inspection data can easily turn into actionable intelligence using the latest ITpipes platform
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Creature Features!
Sewer monsters? Red Balloons? Clowns? Ducks? Interested in ITpipes SWAG? Over the years we’ve seen all kinds of creatures in the sewer/storm drains and if you’ve got them, we want them! We’ve seen pigeons, crocodiles, ducks, and of course that wonderful dog rescue video from City of Fort Worth! So, this is the newest way
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Pipeline Planning at the City of Monrovia!
The City of Monrovia implemented a pipeline inspection program using ArcGIS Online and ITpipes Web to show incoming inspection locations, assign new work, and progress tracking for each contractor. Learn how they were able to gain actionable intelligence for decision making on pipe inspection rehabilitation and planning. This 45 minute video showcases the following: Introduction
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Ted Berry Company helps Hillsborough reach their CMOM Goals!
Hillsborough, NH, Cuts Flow to the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Half With Effective Pipeline Inspection Management The Town of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, has prioritized the maintenance of their aging wastewater collection system, which includes 19 miles of pipeline, 2 pump stations, and a lagoon wastewater treatment system. Following Capacity, Management, Operations, and Maintenance (CMOM) regulations
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City of Bangor – Fighting Crumbling Sewers using ITpipes!
Note: The City of Bangor uses ITpipes in their mobile units, with ESRI GIS mapping integration. Jerry Linscott doesn’t know where along the city’s 150 miles of underground sewers the next lightpost-swallowing sinkhole will be. But on Friday, he checked one spot off the list: The line under Penobscot Street near John Bapst High
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Come See Us!
ITpipes attends many conferences around the nation – to see where we’re at next, check out this page! Any “current” conferences we’re at will be listed below. Any upcoming conferences, click here to see! Current Conferences
Not Just for the Big Cities
We love this article by Matt Timberlake with the Ted Berry Company! Ted Berry moved to ITpipes in early 2010 and runs ITpipes with mobile inspection units as well as with their “ninja nerds” data team! If your in Maine and need pipe inspection management help, contact Ted Berry here! Pipeline Inspection Management: Not Just
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Inpsection Mgt with ESRI’s ArcGIS Online!
We’re excited to showcase our latest ESRI Webinar here! This 30 minute video shows how ITpipes and ArcGIS Online are helping Kansas City contractors and engineers to effectively manage their inspection program. ITpipes and Ace Pipe Cleaning showcase and discuss how Kansas City is able to use maps as the basis for inspection management, share maps
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FTWWD saves 1700 hours and $150k on Inspections
Fort Worth Water Department Sees Quick ROI after Deploying ITpipes Inspections Solution By Darrell Gadberry, Regulatory and Environmental Coordinator and Mark Shell, IT Business Systems Coordinator With more than 3,050 miles of sewer and eight closed-circuit television (CCTV) crews, Fort Worth Water Department (FTWWD) maintains two comprehensive sewer inspection programs. These programs—the Sanitary Sewer Condition
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Unique Fort Worth ICAP Proves Effectiveness
The city of Fort Worth is in the fourth year of a multi-year program with the goal of inspecting all of its large-diameter sanitary sewer lines, grading their condition in order to schedule needed repairs and rehabilitation, and addressing the most critical needs first. (A separate program addresses smaller-diameter pipes.) The Fort Worth Interceptor Condition
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Healdsburg streamlines CIP prioritization with ITpipes & ESRI!
Healdsburg uses ESRI & ITpipes! Check out this article in ESRI’s Water/Wastewater Newsletter. It shows how the City of Healdsburg uses ITpipes to streamline repair tasks and create capital improvement projects! This informative article is written by Joshua Damron, Engineering Technician, at the City of Healdsburg. The article outlines how they are using ESRI to identify their
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Submerged inspections using ITpipes
Interactive Pipe Inspection (IPI) is building an impressive record of complex inspections of pipe submerged under water. Last year, Underground Construction magazine reported on projects for King County, WA, in which IPI inspected more than 50,000 feet of sanitary sewer lines beneath two lakes. Following that project, IPI inspected 8,700 linear feet of the fully
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Ross Brown joins Infrastructure Technologies!
Ross Brown joins ITpipes! Infrastructure Technologies announced today that industry veteran Ross Brown has joined the firm to further develop the growing portfolio of regional accounts. Ross will work closely with I.T. implementation partners and clients to provide ITpipes software and consulting services. Ross joins Infrastructure Technologies as a Regional Consultant with a wealth of experience in the stormwater and wastewater industry. Ross spent the last 9 years
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Knoxville Utilities uses ITpipes to manage root control!
The Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) of Knoxville, Tenn., is engaged in an assertive program to renew its wastewater infrastructure. The effort consists of a two-pronged attack. The first focuses on system enhancement, rehabilitation and replacement. The second concentrates on operating and maintaining the system, including an emphasis on effective root control. You can see the
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The Fog is Lifting!
Alexander City is located in central Alabama, midway between Birmingham and Montgomery. The Tallapoosa River runs nearby and feeds Lake Martin, a major resource for recreation and fishing. With 440,000 acres of water and close to 750 miles of shoreline, it looks like a Norwegian fjord. Problems with I&I and SSOs could threaten its water
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The FOG is Lifting!
Technology upgrades and targeted maintenance have helped Alexander City reduce SSOs by 50 percent over the past two years. Alexander City is located in central Alabama, midway between Birmingham and Montgomery. The Tallapoosa River runs nearby and feeds Lake Martin, a major resource for recreation and fishing. With 440,000 acres of water and close to
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ITpipes is MACP 6.0 Certified
Infrastructure Technologies is pleased to announce that ITpipes has received NASSCO MACP 6.0 certification. Charles Prather and Bob Soltysik, working jointly on the certification process, were able to complete certification for ITpipes. The MACP can be used stand-alone with the ITpipes core license (for manholes) or with the manhole module as an add-on to the
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Underwater Sewer Pipe Inspection with ITpipes
Infrastructure Technologies’ ITpipes software was used to collect the inspection data and document findings. ITpipes database and application were designed to seamlessly integrate with other applications, including ESRI GIS. ITpipes is a certified NASSCO PACP software. After inspection of a section of pipe was completed, the second crew returned, the diver unlocked the caisson, it
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