Assessment tool helps utility fulfill maintenance plan
Problem: Gainesville Regional Utilities maintains a 671-mile collections system that serves 67,000 customer connections around the city of Gainesville, Florida. As a result of their aging collections system with pipes exceeding 100 years in service, and inspection frequencies averaging 19 years, the utility encountered frequent sanitary sewer overflows and blockages. Traditional inspection methods proved too slow and costly for a system of their size, forcing them to rely heavily on reactive maintenance.
Solution: In October 2022, the utility established the System Wide Assessment & Maintenance Plan to transition from a reactive to a proactive, condition-based maintenance approach. A
