Utility Engineering & Surveying Institute (UESI)

How do UESI and SUEAssociation fit together?

• Was formed in response to the growing need to address new and existing utilities throughout the project development process as an engineering task discipline.

• Promotes and standardizes the practices now in use that have proven to work to reduce risks and manage uncertainty.

• Provides a forum for best practices, education, and information sharing.• Includes committees working on SUE utility investigations; trenchless

technologies; coordination between project and utility owners; asset management; utility condition assessment; data security; conflict identification and mitigation; and utility planning, design, and relocation design.

ASCE’s 9th Institute - 2015Utility Engineering & Surveying Institute

• Architectural Engineering Institute; • Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers

Institute;• Construction Institute;• Engineering Mechanics Institute;• Environmental & Water Resources

Institute;• Geo-Institute;• Structural Engineering Institute;• Transportation & Development

Institute.

How UESI fits within ASCE

UESI is integrated with Civil Engineering Practice and all the Institutes

What we do• Represent individual professionals and their staff• Advocacy with government entities, NCEES and state licensing boards• Develop and provide Education / Training to Members• Certify Professionals and Technicians• Advocate and Educate Clients and the Public• Develop Standards, Codes, and Best Practices association with UE and

SUE

Why an Institute?Place for Organizations to have their input in addition to individuals

• Cardno• SAM, Inc.• UMSI• Cobb Fendley• American Ductile Iron Pipe• Pure Technologies• mc2 civil, Inc.• IT pipes• Plastic Pipe Institute• Cartegraph

• Innovyze• Structural Technologies• NASTT• Underground Construction• NASSCO• CityWorks• Arcadis• AECOM• HDR

CURRENT ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS Represents over 600 SUE professionals and direct staff

SUE Technical Track at Conferences + SUE Workshops

Pipelines Conferences• Phoenix, AZ | August 6-9, 2017

• Toronto, ON | July 15-18, 2018

• Nashville, TN| 2019

Surveying & Geomatics Conferences• Cal Poly – Pomona, CA | April 23-24, 2018

• University of Cincinnati | 2020

2019 TEXAS UESI Chapter Conference

What Have we done so Far in Education Mission?Conferences

MANUALS OF PRACTICE

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

SUE

Engineering Survey

JOURNALS

Five Year Impact Factor – NAFY2016 Impact Factor – 0.9Paper Submissions (2016) – 80Acceptance Ratio – 34%Papers Published – 40 (2016)

Five Year Impact Factor – 1.1FY2016 Impact Factor – 0.88Paper Submissions (2016) – 110Acceptance Ratio – 38%Papers Published – 45 (2016)

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

Journal of SUE and Utility Risk Management

Special Issue of SUE by Pipelines Journal

TECHNICAL REPORTSubsurface Utility Engineering:

Guide for MunicipalitiesASCE UESI | American Public Works Association

In Publication now

Companion Document to ASCE 38

Contains:SUE Prequalification GuideSUE Scope of Work

WEBINARS and ON-LINE GUIDED COURSES

• Effective Utility Records Research• Effective Utility Coordination• Utility Risk Management for Design-Build Projects• Engineering Survey

• Collaboration with FHWA/NHI: Effective Utility Investigations (underway)• Collaboration with IRWA: Plans Reading and Understanding

Existing Standards (with Construction Institute)• ASCE 15, Standard Practice for Direct Design of Buried Precast Concrete

Pipe Using Standard Installations (SIDD) • ASCE 26, Direct Design of Buried Precast Concrete Box Sections. Revision

underway• ASCE 27, Standard Practice for Direct Design of Precast Concrete Pipe for

Jacking in Trenchless Construction• ASCE 28, Standard Practice for Direct Design of Precast Concrete Box

Sections for Jacking in Trenchless Construction• ASCE 38, Standard Guideline for the Collection and Depiction of Existing

Subsurface Utility Data. Revision underway• ASCE XX, Standard for Development and Exchange of Certified Utility

Record Drawings on Projects (Utility “As-Builts”)

Standards Division

Proposed – Standard Practice • Water Pipeline Thrust Restraint• Seismic Design Considerations for Water Systems

STANDARDS DIVISION

2018 Update

New Items:

• PE Sealed Utility Report or similar required• Vaults are dimensioned• Lots of Commentary for context• Overhead Utility details• Precision on QL - B

ASCE 38 - UPDATE

New Colorado LAW -In conjunction with ACEC / ASCE / APWA

• All public project owners must have their engineer perform a comprehensive QLB search for all utilities on the project in strict accordance with ASCE 38. QLA at conflict points

• $50 M per year instant SUE market in a state that never had a SUE project before!

• Other interested states: CA, WA so far

What we’ve done for the Certification Mission

• 100+ students through Louisiana Tech’s 40 hour “Geophysics for SUE Professionals” course. Next school is last week of February 2019

• Advocated with several state boards to recognize SUE for PE licensing experience

• Begun ASCE Board Certification process (with NCEES) for:• Certified Subsurface Utility Engineering Professional• Certified Subsurface Utility Engineering Designator• Certified Utility Engineer• Certified Engineering Surveyor

• Task Committee on One-Call Locator Training and Certification with CGA/NTSB/DOL/VA/PHMSA and others

American Academy of Water Resources Engineers (AAWRE)AAWRE was the first professional certification program launched by ASCE in 2004. AAWRE offers the Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer (D.WRE) certification for professional engineers practicing in the broad field of water resources engineering.Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port & Navigation Engineers (ACOPNE)Launched in 2009, ACOPNE has recognizes sub-specialty fields of expertise consistent with the sub-disciplines contained in COPRI: coastal, ocean, port, and navigation engineeringAcademy of Geo-Professionals (AGP)Launched in 2008, the AGP offers the Diplomate, Geotechnical Engineering (D.GE), the first voluntary, post-license credential to provide professional engineers an opportunity to gain further recognition in the field of geotechnical engineering.

UESI Strategic Initiatives: ACADEMY OF UTILITY ENGINEERS

Utility Engineering is a branch of Civil Engineering that focuses on the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and asset management of any and all utility systems, as well as the interaction between utility infrastructure and other civil infrastructure.

Consensus Definition of Utility Engineering

Consensus Definition of Subsurface Utility Engineering

• 1989• Designating, Locating, and Data Management

• 2002• A branch of engineering practice that involves managing certain risks associated

with utility mapping at appropriate quality levels, utility coordination, utility relocation design and coordination, utility condition assessment, communication of utility data to concerned parties, utility relocation cost estimates, implementation of utility accommodation policies, and utility design.

• 2018• The specialty practice of Civil Engineering’s Utility Engineering branch that

includes the investigation, analysis, judgment, and depiction of existing utility networks.

Professional Service

SUE is a blend of:• Engineering• Engineering Survey• Geophysics

State Licensing Boards generally default to PE but not alwaysDiscussing dual stamps in FL, NC3 stamps required in CA if referenced to state plane

• EJCDC now recognizes ASCE 38 use as a “Basic Engineering Service• PL Insurers, ABA, DBIA, ASCE, NSPE, ACEC, APWA and 18 others

EJCDC

Current Chapters• Broward Branch Chapter, FL

• Central Ohio Section Chapter, OH

• East Central Florida, FL

• Illinois Section, IL

• Miami-Dade Branch Chapter, FL

• Orange County Branch Chapter, CA

• Texas Section, TX

• Arizona Branch

• LA Section, CA

• Michigan Section, MI

• National Capital Section

• Toronto, Canada

• Bogota, Columbia

• Edmonton, CAN

• Maryland Chapter

• Philadelphia Section

UESI ChaptersPending

• Infrastructure Resources (Common Ground Alliance Conference) • National Association of Sewer Service Companies (NASSCO)• North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT)• Underground Construction Technology (UCT)• xyHt (Publication)• California Polytechnic University at Pomona • Louisiana Tech University – Trenchless Technology Center • Zhengzhou University, China

Under Discussion• SPAR 3D sensing, 3D processing and 3D visualization tools

UESI Agreements

• Water and Wastewater Pipeline Engineers, Technicians, and Suppliers

• Oil & Gas Pipeline Engineers• Electrical and

Communications System Engineers / Designers

• Subsurface Utility Engineers• CAD Technicians

• Utility Coordinators• Surveyors• Party Chiefs• Field Technicians• Utility Asset Managers• Pipeline Construction

Contractors

Who Are UESI Members?

What can UESI and SUE Associationaccomplish together?