Highlights
THE BOTTOM LINE
GPRS Video Pipe Inspection Services (VPI) discovered a sanitary sewer illicitly dumping into a storm drain at a Nashville restaurant.
INDUSTRY
SERVICE
LOCATION
Nashville, TN
PM Insight
Deliverables
PROJECT APPLICATION
ASK
Task
Inspect multiple sewer cleanouts to find out why the sewer is backing up in multiple locations in a restaurant.
PROBLEM
- The client was having issues with the sewer backing up inside the restaurant
- There were no current maps of sewer system
- The client thought the sewer might be illegally dumping into storm drain system
Solution
- A GPRS VPI Project Manager utilized a CCTV crawler camera to inspect and map multiple clean outs inside the restaurant
- No issues were found when mapping the dishwasher area cleanout
- The cleanout in the office was mapped, finding that the PVC line fed into a large concrete storm drain line outside the restaurant area
- A dye test was also conducted and confirmed the cleanout was dumping into the storm drain line
Benefits
- By locating the illicit tie-in and mapping the sewer system, GPRS was able to provide the client with the necessary information to fix the problem and properly route the sanitary sewer.
CASE STUDY GALLERY
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