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County engineer presents culvert inventory and recommends targeted repairs; staff to integrate data into GIS
Summary
County Engineer Clyde Pritchett presented a small-drainage inventory of culverts, pipes and small bridges, recommended prioritizing life-safety repairs, and proposed integrating GPS-referenced condition data into the county GIS. Supervisors approved providing the binders and asked staff to consider PDF and 24x36 maps for each district.
County Engineer Clyde Pritchett told supervisors his team completed a small-drainage inventory that rates structures from 1 (poor) to 10 (good) and includes GPS coordinates for each pipe, culvert and small bridge.
"What I've got is I've got a binder for each of you, and... a scale of 1 being worse... the 10, we don't see anything to worry about at this time," Pritchett said, describing the inventory as a starting point for maintenance planning. He said life-safety issues identified in the inventory had already been escalated and addressed or called to contractors' attention.
Pritchett recommended providing both printed 24x36 maps and searchable PDF maps with embedded coordinates so supervisors and road crews can locate priority structures in the field. He described options to incorporate the data into the county GIS so field staff can access directions and status updates on a phone or tablet.
Why it matters: The inventory gives supervisors a prioritized list of small structures that can cause drainage and roadway failures; many items can be handled by county crews, but some will require contract work or program funding. Supervisors asked the engineer to ensure mapping clarity (large-format maps plus district binders) and to coordinate with IT to enable mobile access.
Board action and follow-up: The board accepted the inventory and asked the engineer to provide one binder per supervisor, a PDF version, and to work with the county GIS staff to enable field access. The engineer said he would deliver the materials to the county office and follow up on mapping and digital integration.
