InfoSense is highly encouraged by the new focus area developed under the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology (LIFT) program.  As reported in the March 21, 2014 Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) Laterals publication –

“WERF is creating a new LIFT Focus Area dedicated to collection systems, helping to bring new water technology to the field quickly and efficiently. Interested municipal or industrial facility owners who have responsibilities for identification and deployment of new collection systems technologies are encouraged to join now by emailing Ravi George at  rgeorge@werf.org.”

Using the Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool, or SL-RAT www.infosenseinc.com, Nathan Bailey and his teammate at Bio-Nomic Services www.bio-nomic.com  assessed 121 sewer line segments in 10.5 hours on April 1^st.  Their efforts led to an acoustic assessment of blockage condition for almost 20,000 feet of gravity-fed sewer line at a major utility in the state of Tennessee. This is NOT an April Fools’ joke.  Congrats Nathan!”

InfoSense COO Alex Churchill to present “ Acoustic Inspection of Sanitary Sewer Lines to Prioritize Cleaning Operations” at WATERCON 2014 – March 17th – 20th, 2014 – Springfield, IL.

InfoSense, Inc. is pleased to announce that we are the Platinum Sponsor of the 2014 WEF Collections Conference in Baltimore Maryland March 11 thru 14, 2014.
Come see us in Booth #400.

Hear more about the Sewer Line – Rapid Assessment Tool (SL-RAT) during the following technical sessions:

Thursday, March 13, 2014  5A 8:30am Technology Demonstration: Acoustic Condition
Daniel J. Murray, US Environmental Protection Agency; Gary Skipper, Brown and Caldwell; Jerry Weimer, Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati.

Friday, March 14, 2014 13F 11:15am Using Acoustic Inspections to Prioritize Sewer Cleaning: Test Results from Baltimore County’s Pilot Study|
Thomas Kiefer, Baltimore County DPW; Paul Sayan, Louis Berger Water Services; George Selembo, InfoSense, Inc.

George Selembo, InfoSense, Inc.’s CEO will present “Acoustic Inspection of Sanitary Sewer Lines”, as part of the Collection & Distribution Schools Advanced Collection Systems Seminar to be held on Monday March 10th at the NCSU McKimmon Center – Raleigh, NC.  Follow the link for more information

InfoSense is pleased to announce that EST Environmental Technologies, has become our exclusive manufacturer’s representative for the province of British Columbia Canada.  COO Alex Churchill, says “We are excited to have partnered with a well-established player like EST Environmental in British Columbia.  This relationship is a key part of our strategy to significantly expand our rep network in Canada to support the high level of interest the SL-RAT is generating there.”   EST Environmental Technologies will represent the SL-RAT acoustic inspection technology for the municipal wastewater, industrial, and contractor markets.

InfoSense, Inc. COO, Alex Churchill, will be presenting at 10:20AM on Monday April 14^th at the NASTT “No Dig” conference in Orlando Florida.

InfoSense is pleased to announce that BJ Environmental, headquartered in Cedar Park Texas, has become our exclusive manufacturer’s representative for that state.  CEO George Selembo, says “Howard Brinker and Kirk Jones bring many years of Texas-based wastewater field sales and product support knowledge to their customers.  We are excited to leverage their local relationships and experience to support the dramatic growth of SL-RAT sales activity in Texas”.   They will represent the SL-RAT for the municipal wastewater, industrial, and contractor markets.

Technology to help city triage sewer pipe problems

Posted on August 14, 2013

“The City of Darlington plans to be one of the first smaller cities to go high tech in its method of finding sewer blockages, as the city will purchase a set of Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool.
The SL-RAT, as it’s known, is an American made product developed in Charlotte, N.C., by InfoSense Inc. out of University of North Carolina Charlotte. The acoustic inspection technology uses sound waves to detect blockages in segments of sewer collection pipe by quickly inserting a portable transmitter and receiver into either end of the pipe. “This tool will allow the city to become more proactive in dealing with sewer line issues,” City manager Howard Garland said.” …Read Full Article Here