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City highlights in-house sewer CCTV program and 'Broomhilda' street-sweeper innovation; reports cost savings
Summary
The council recognized two city-led productivity projects: a Bureau of Sanitation pilot to perform closed-circuit television (CCTV) sewer inspections in-house that reduced contractor costs by 20–35%, and a Fleet Services device dubbed 'Broomhilda' that contains broom fibers and reduces injury risk and costs for street sweeper maintenance.
The Los Angeles City Council on April 28 recognized two operations projects that city staff and labor-management teams said reduced costs and workplace risk.
Judith Wilson, general manager of the Bureau of Sanitation, introduced a joint labor-management effort to bring closed-circuit television sewer inspection in-house. Wilson and Bureau staff reported the city covers about 6,500 miles of sewer serving roughly 4 million people; previous contracted CCTV inspections cost about $1.10…
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