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Utilities staff demonstrate new CCTV truck used to inspect Post Falls sewer system
Summary
Utilities staff gave a demonstration-style update on the newly acquired closed-circuit-television (CCTV) truck used to inspect the sewer collection system, showing examples of how the vehicle and its tractor help locate blockages, roots and illicit discharges and can reduce excavation costs.
Craig Bornpool, utilities manager, presented an operational update Sept. 2 on the water-reclamation division’s new closed-circuit television (CCTV) inspection truck and remote-operated tractor used to visually inspect sewer mains.
Bornpool said the city’s collection system includes about 4,200 manholes, 29 lift stations, roughly 194 miles of gravity sewer and 26 miles of force main. The system moves an average of about 2.8 million gallons per day to the water-reclamation facility. The CCTV unit allows staff to identify problems earlier, confirm service connections, perform accurate locates and monitor industrial…
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