Leave the Clipboard Behind—Smart, Digital Solutions for Field Data

In response to two consent decrees with the Ohio EPA, the city of Columbus created the Blueprint Columbus Program in 2015. The Blueprint Columbus approach targets to reduce water-in-basement (WIB), sanitary sewer overflows (SSO), and combined sewer overflows (CSO) by implementing lateral lining, downspout redirection, sump pump installation, and green infrastructure (GI) projects. Columbus is currently constructing a GI asset consisting of pervious pavers, regional rain gardens, bio basins, and bumpouts in the urban neighborhood of Clintonville. Monthly maintenance inspections are performed on each GI during the 2-year establishment period to identify areas with repetitive maintenance concerns. To streamline the inspections and quickly disseminate monitoring data, Arcadis developed a mobile survey workflow using available software applications to complete inspections in the field and track GI assets. This paper will provide an overview of the software applications, survey usability, and process for generating GI reports and summary tables.