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The City of Campbell River in British Columbia operates a sewer network spanning 260 kilometers and serving 35,000 residents. To improve efficiency, they incorporated the SL-RAT into their maintenance program.
Campbell River needed a cost-effective way to inspect the system and identify blockage-prone segments without overextending cleaning and CCTV resources.
After implementing SL-RAT® screenings, crews discovered that 86% of inspected lines had excess flow capacity. The findings enabled more focused cleaning efforts. The SL-RAT was especially useful in hard-to-access locations.
Campbell River initially saved an estimated CAD $150,000 in cleaning costs, with additional savings now ongoing. It would typically cost over CAD $190,000 to clean the entire system, but only CAD $11,000 to inspect it first with the SL-RAT.
The SL-RAT has been extremely helpful for evaluating pipes located in areas that our CCTV trucks cannot reach. The SL-RAT assisted us to identify and quickly repair the issues found.
