wv water & sewer project (2010)
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WV Water & Sewer GIS Project presented by Dan Ferrell, Thrasher Engineering, at the WVAGP meeting 7 Dec 2010.TRANSCRIPT
WEST VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF
GEOSPATIAL PROFESSIONALS
UPDATE ON WEST VIRGINIA COMPREHENSIVE
PLANNING STUDY
Dan Ferrell, Thrasher Engineering, Inc.
West Virginia Comprehensive Planning Study Dan Ferrell, Thrasher Engineering, Inc.
Background
Mission of Project
Overview of Project
Data Collection Task Review
GIS Task Overview
West Virginia Comprehensive Planning Study Dan Ferrell, Thrasher Engineering, Inc.
West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council (IJDC) ◦ Created by the West Virginia Legislature in 1994 ◦ Clearing house for State and Federal Funds for
water and wastewater projects ◦ Established a revolving loan fund ◦ Authorized to issue revenue bonds ◦ The Legislation requires an update every 3 years
West Virginia Water Development Authority (WDA) ◦ Provides loan processing and administration to
West Virginia’s water and wastewater projects
West Virginia Comprehensive Planning Study Dan Ferrell, Thrasher Engineering, Inc.
WDA/IJDC – Hired Camp, Dresser, & McKee, Inc. (CDM) and Thrasher Engineering, Inc. (TEI) to develop comprehensive plan
CDM – Lead organization to develop plan
TEI – Assigned to collect data
West Virginia Comprehensive Planning Study Dan Ferrell, Thrasher Engineering, Inc.
MISSION
Develop technology tools to help identify,
prioritize, manage, track and accelerate
water, wastewater, and storm water projects in
a cost-effective and efficient manner
throughout West Virginia.
West Virginia Comprehensive Planning Study Dan Ferrell, Thrasher Engineering, Inc.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Enhance the funding process for public utility
projects
◦ More projects to construction quicker
Develop financial tools to assist in effective
utilization of funds for utility projects
Collect information and mapping for utilities in
West Virginia
◦ Create a Geographic Information System (GIS) to
assist in identifying areas in the state which are
served, unserved, or underserved
West Virginia Comprehensive Planning Study Dan Ferrell, Thrasher Engineering, Inc.
DATA COLLECTION
Over 600 water, sewer, and storm sewer
regulated utilities
Developed a process to collect data and
mapping
Two Primary Sources
◦ Retrieved electronic data from online sources
and State Agencies
◦ Contacted utilities to collect data and mapping
for systems
West Virginia Comprehensive Planning Study Dan Ferrell, Thrasher Engineering, Inc.
DATA COLLECTION CONTINUED
Mapping provided in different forms
◦ GIS
◦ Record Drawings
◦ Highlighted on USGS Quad or County Highway
Map
◦ Drawn on a napkin
West Virginia Comprehensive Planning Study Dan Ferrell, Thrasher Engineering, Inc.
DATA COLLECTION CONTINUED
Mapping collection items consisted of:
◦ Served Area
◦ Service Area
◦ Office Location
◦ Treatment Plant Location
◦ Master Meter Locations
Mapping was loaded to GIS
Completed maps were sent to utility operators
for review
West Virginia Comprehensive Planning Study Dan Ferrell, Thrasher Engineering, Inc.
West Virginia Comprehensive Planning Study Dan Ferrell, Thrasher Engineering, Inc.
West Virginia Comprehensive Planning Study Dan Ferrell, Thrasher Engineering, Inc.
DATA COLLECTION CONTINUED
95% of al utilities with over 500 customers have
been collected and mapped.
◦ Quality Control Maps have been sent to utilities.
Most utilities with less than 500 customers have
been collected and mapped.
◦ Quality Control Maps have been sent to utilities.
Still Chasing Stragglers
West Virginia Comprehensive Planning Study Dan Ferrell, Thrasher Engineering, Inc.
DATA COLLECTION CONTINUED
Issues
Utilities not supplying information
Variable mapping accuracy
Inability to contact smaller utilities
West Virginia Comprehensive Planning Study Dan Ferrell, Thrasher Engineering, Inc.
DATA COLLECTION CONTINUED
What Remains
Collect remaining utility mapping
Collect Service Areas (Jurisdictional
Boundaries)
Quality Control Mapping
West Virginia Comprehensive Planning Study Dan Ferrell, Thrasher Engineering, Inc.
GIS TASK OVERVIEW
Data will be assembled and implemented in a central GIS data environment
A series of WebGIS applications will be developed to support data access
Sustainable policies and procedures will be developed
Manage physical location of data
Camp, Dresser McKee will provide support throughout duration of this project
West Virginia Comprehensive Planning Study Dan Ferrell, Thrasher Engineering, Inc.
QUESTIONS?