Thanks to all who stopped by to discuss how the Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool (SL-RAT) can assist in facilitating managing your collection system and assist in identifying which pipes need to be cleaned and which are good to go.
New Castle County, Delaware launched an SL-RAT program and is working with regulators like the EPA to validate acoustic technology. They are now capable of using the SL-RAT to meet their 500-mile mandated annual inspection requirements. Since the SL-RAT is much faster and affordable than cleaning or CCTVing a pipe segment, acoustic inspection can help stretch resources and focus cleaning efforts.
We’ve overcome a big hurdle with the EPA and our state regulator. They now view the SL-RAT analysis as contributing to our 500-miles-per-year cleaning requirement. We’ve proven to them that the pipe is free-flowing.
-Robert Roff, Operations Services Manager