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Public Works CCTV Inspection Team Receives APWA Everyday Heroes Recognition Award
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BACKGROUND:
The 2018 APWA Everyday Heroes Award acknowledges the Oregon City Public Works Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Inspection Team for outstanding achievement. This award was given based on 2017/18 work outcomes demonstrating exceptional teamwork and exceeding established team goals.
In 2007, the City of Oregon City initiated an in-house CCTV Inspection Program, complete with a new equipment van, main line inspection equipment, and eventually logging inspections into the City’s Asset Management System and Geographic Information System. During the following ten years, the staff was able to implement an inspection program focusing on troubled lines and immediate response needs. Within the first few years, the program became a challenge for existing staff to dedicate time to the CCTV program and continue to maintain their existing workload. The City’s inspection program also suffered from equipment failures.
In 2010, Oregon City hired Greg Brittle who came with a long history of CCTV operator experience as a private contractor. In 2011, the City hired Michael Pooschke as our first Asset Management Specialist to select and institute a computerized asset management system. In 2016 the City hired Patrick Armstrong (Utility Maintenance Specialist) and traded in the 2007 CCTV equipment for a new 2017 Cues CCTV system.
With a seasoned crew in place and new equipment ordered, the City's CCTV Inspection crew went to work on plans to transform the CCTV program into a new systematic inspection program to help catch up on a long backlog of pipe cleaning and inspection needs. Eric Hand (Wastewater/Stormwater Supervisor) was familiar with industry statistics for video inspection frequencies of 7-10 years. Eric and his crew established a video inspection goal for Oregon City’s 130 miles of sewer lines and 120 miles of storm lines to be completed in 7 years (Sewer; 2024) and 1...
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