Cobb County Water System’s Stormwater Management Division (SWM) inspects and monitors stormwater outfalls in fulfillment of the Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Plan (IDDE) with the goal of preventing stormwater pollution. We have inventoried and mapped over 13,000 stormwater outfall features in our enterprise GIS system. To meet requirements for our Municipal Storm Sewage Systems (MS4) Permit with the US Environmental Protection Agency, the total number of outfalls must be inspected each five-year period. Using ESRI Field Maps and Workforce this year, we have streamlined the inspection process from paper maps and emails to a fully digital workflow for staff. This has allowed us to meet our annual stormwater inspection requirements more effectively for our MS4 permit provided by the state of Georgia. In addition, it enables our personnel to be successful and has increased accuracy with real-time data inspections and reference to other county digital data in the field.
At the conclusion of this session participants will be better able to:
• Use GIS (ESRI) maps and mobile applications to streamline workflows for field staff doing stormwater inspections.
• Recognize how to convert reporting requirement paper forms into real-time digital data collection methods for staff.
• Provide guidance to their teams on how to increase accuracy and total inspections completed by using digital maps and GIS apps.

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Adam Sukenick

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