Hillsborough County Awards InfraMetrix Sewer Assessment Contract

InfraMetrix to Inventory and Assess 1,300 miles of Sanitary Sewer Infrastructure

Wakefield, MA — Hillsborough County, FL has awarded InfraMetrix, LLC an $8.7M contract to verify and update the County's current sanitary sewer system information, and to compile a comprehensive understanding of the physical characteristics and condition of all of the sanitary sewer assets. InfraMetrix's assessment will cost-effectively and comprehensively assess the structural condition of the County's manholes and gravity sewers to help the County identify those with the greatest risk of hydraulic deficiencies or structural failure to proactively avoid future sewer back-ups or overflows.

Hillsborough County currently provides sanitary sewer service to approximately 135,000 accounts in the unincorporated area of Hillsborough County. All of the information collected in the field using the CUES/IMX truck mounted zoom camera, including the results of the condition assessment of manholes and pipelines, will be entered into a personal database for integration into the County's GIS and CAMS databases.

According to InfraMetrix president William DiTullio, the firm's unique technologies and software tools help utilities minimize sewer overflows by economically collecting real-time data about sewer system performance under actual operating conditions. "We are confident that our stationary truck mounted boom camera systems will provide the level of detail and picture quality needed to perform a thorough assessment of the condition of the County's manholes and pipelines. Additionally, our CUES/IMX camera sees farther than hand-held pole cameras, an essential requirement for improving system management and performance."

Nationwide, sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) release billions of gallons of untreated wastewater into rivers, streams and coastal waters, causing water quality impairments, beach closures, drinking water supply contamination, and other environmental and human health problems. Sewer overflows are enforcement priorities for USEPA, which since 1998 has concluded over 40 CSO and SSO enforcement cases representing more than $14 million in civil penalties. It is projected that over $50 billion will be spent on reducing CSO volume over the next 20 years.

SOURCE: InfraMetrix