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There is an App for That! SSO Mobile Application Achieves Better Reporting
Client: City of Lawrence, Massachusetts
Justin deMello October 26, 2015
NEWEA Specialty Conference
Sewer System Background ¡ Population: 80,000 ¡ Size of City: 7.4 Sq. Mi. ¡ Miles of Sewer Pipe: 133 miles ¡ No. of Manholes: 3,200 ¡ No. of Catch basins: 4,100 ¡ Percentage Combined: 60% ¡ No. of CSOs: Zero ¡ Avg. Pipe Age: 94 Years ¡ No. of Full Time Sewer Staff: 5
¡ Aging system ¡ High FOG Users ¡ Lack of Preventative
Maintenance ¡ Minimal Capital Improvement
Plan
¡ Has lead to: Ø Structural and
O&M pipe defects Ø Frequent sewer backups, SSOs,
other permit violations
Sewer System Issues
Sanitary Sewer Overflows ¡ SSOs
Ø Unintentional discharges of raw sewage from municipal sanitary sewers
¡ Consequences: Ø Public Health & Safety Ø Environmental Contamination Ø Compliance and Financial
Sanitary Sewer “Explosions”
Historical SSO Reporting ¡ Minimal ¡ Out of sight, out of mind… ¡ Thin folder with Regulators ¡ BIG Problem
System Audit EPA/DEP Audit in July 2012
Regulatory Reporting Requirements ¡ U.S. Dept. of Justice Consent Decree
Ø Draft received May 2014 Ø Lodged April 2015
¡ 24 hr. SSO Notification ¡ Full SSO Report within 5 days ¡ DOJ/EPA Requirements in addition to standard
MassDEP SSO Reporting Form
Lawrence Water and Sewer Division’s Trailer Pipe Jetter
Step #1 – SSO ERP
¡ SSO Emergency Response Plan Ø Preparation Ø Field Response Ø Reporting with
Step by Step Instructions Ø Follow-up
Step #2 – Updated Mapping
Step #2A – Asset Mapping
Step #3 – Reporting Options ¡ The City Needed a Simplified Reporting Solution ¡ SSO Reporting Tool Selection
Ø Necessary Features and Drivers: ▪ Mapping to locate assets in the field ▪ Means of entering specific data ▪ Communication
¡ Alternatives Considered: Ø Paper Reports Ø Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and
Work Order Management System Ø Other….
ESRI Collector Mobile Application ¡ Features:
Ø ArcGIS Mobile mapping interface Ø GPS Location Assistance Ø Asset Selection and Attribute Modification Ø Online or Offline Capabilities Ø Multiple Users Ø Link Photos and Videos to Reports Ø Cloud Based Data Storage Ø Export Data to Excel Tables
SSO Reporting Workflow Diagram
SSO Data Collection
• Location Toggle • Layers/Basemaps • Favorites • Search • Measure • Add Features • Edit Features • Update
Web Reporting Interface
Review, Edit and Approve
Results ¡ Effective digital and
streamlined solution ¡ Familiarize staff
with solutions ¡ Intro. to CMMS ¡ Data for Compliance
Reporting Maps ¡ Data for Asset
Management and Capital Improvement Planning Input
¡ Dev. Cost ~ $10,000
SSO ID SSO Begin Date
Discovered Date
Discovered By
Discovered By
Name
SSO Stopped
SSO End Date
Nearest Address
Discharged From
Discharged From
Ownership Weather Discharge
d To Estimated Gallons
Released
Estimated Gallons To
CB
Estimated Gallons To
Surface Water
Estimation Method
Distance to Nearest Downstream CB (ft)
Nearest Downstream Surface
Water
Surface Water Entry
Location Cause
2001 11/2/2014 21:33 Other
Lawrence Fire
Department
Yes 11/2/2014 21:45
18 Everett Street
Interior Plumbing Public Dry Building
Interior 4 0 0 Ponded None Sewer System
Blockage
4801 12/2/2014 6:17
Property Owner Don Yes 12/2/2014
6:27 23 Shaw
Street MH Public Dry CB to
Combined Sewer
8 8 0 Velocity 38 None N/A Grease Blockage
7601 12/29/2014 16:59
Property Owner Jim Yes 12/29/201
4 17:29 193 Maple
Street MH Public Dry Ground Surface 30 30 0 Velocity 35 None
Sewer System
Blockage
10001 1/18/2015 18:12
Property Owner Jose Yes 1/18/2015
18:12 77-79 Cross Street
MH Public Wet CB to
Combined Sewer
1000 1000 0 Velocity 300 None Sewer System
Blockage
14003 2/23/2015 13:22
Property Owner Jose Yes 2/23/2015
14:00 50 Cedar
Street Interior
Plumbing Private Dry Building Interior 40 0 0 Ponded None Pipe
Collapse
6034 3/24/2015 8:30
3/24/2015 8:58
Public Works
Sam Torrisi Yes 3/24/2015
9:32 511
Riverside Drive
MH Public Dry CB to
Surface Water
500 500 500 Velocity 225 Merrimack River
Riverside Drive and
Essex Street outfall
Sewer System
Blockage
6347 3/25/2015 14:50
3/25/2015 14:53
Property Owner Gilcita Yes 3/25/2015
18:47 126-128 Haverhill
Street
Interior Plumbing Private Dry Building
Interior 20 0 0 Ponded 30 None Grease Blockage
6041 4/4/2015 15:00
4/4/2015 15:05
Property Owner Bali Yes 4/4/2015
17:12 59 Essex
Street Interior
Plumbing Public Dry Building Interior 30 0 0 Ponded 150 None Grease
Blockage
6349 4/29/2015 15:02
4/29/2015 15:46
Property Owner Alex Yes 4/29/2015
17:32 165
Margin Street
CB Public Dry CB to
Combined Sewer
100 100 0 Ponded 0 None Grease Blockage
6048 4/30/2015 10:12
4/30/2015 11:12
Property Owner Mason Yes 4/30/2015
11:23 329
Winthrop Avenue
MH Public Dry Direct to Surface Water
375 0 375 Ponded 100 Shawseen River
Behind Rte. 114
Lift Station
Pump Station Failure
6053 6/3/2015 15:30
6/3/2015 16:45
Property Owner Jose Yes 6/3/2015
16:55 48 Brook
Street Interior
Plumbing Private Dry Building Interior 5 0 0 Ponded 30 None Grease
Blockage
12388 6/4/2015 12:00
6/4/2015 12:55
Public Works Tom Yes 6/4/2015
13:35 59 Steiner
Street MH Public Dry CB to
Combined Sewer
150 150 0 Ponded 6 None Grease Blockage
6350 6/17/2015 17:32
6/17/2015 17:37
Property Owner Yes 6/17/2015
17:37 39
Jefferson Street
Interior Plumbing Private Dry Building
Interior 20 0 Ponded 120 None Sewer System
Blockage
Attachment B-2: Sanitary System Overflows (as of July 31, 2015)
Discovered During This Reporting Period Discovered Prior to This Reporting Period
Challenges ¡ Limitations of Collector Application
Ø Some minor bugs Ø Selection of assets
¡ Collector App. ESRI Online W&C ArcGIS Server Manager W&C ArcGIS Desktop Web Reporting Interface
¡ Staff Training
Other Uses? ¡ CMMS (Light) ¡ Construction Site Stormwater Inspections ¡ Manhole/Catchbasin Inspections ¡ FSE Grease Trap Inspections ¡ Wet Weather
Ø Flooding Response/Documentation Ø MS4 Outfall Monitoring
Questions?
THANK YOU!