Making Every Dollar Count: The Oneida County, New York, SSO Abatement Project and Use of CCTV and CMMS Records in CIP Planning

Faced with a limited budget and a consent order to eliminate sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs), the municipal planners of Oneida County, New York, with the support of consultants, developed a decision making tool to maximize infiltration and inflow (I&I) reduction utilizing the County's existing computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) and closed circuit television (CCTV) inspection programs. The integration of the CMMS and CCTV system enabled the County to model rehabilitation strategy and resulting estimated costs and I&I reductions. This decision making tool enables Oneida County, New York, to optimize the rehabilitation strategy that achieves the greatest amount of I&I reduction per capital dollar spent.