Water Services
Surface Water Drainage
Effective management of surface water drainage systems has been identified as the number one weapon in the fight against urban flooding. Fugro Aperio specialists can help local authorities and utilities companies better understand the nature and condition of their drainage networks.
Capabilities include inventory surveys to locate and record the position of assets such as gullies, storm drains and buried pipes, enabling clients to maintain and manage their networks more effectively. Condition surveys of drains and culverts include 'conventional' video inspection as well as non-destructive, subsurface investigation using unique radar technology to detect voids behind the lining of a pipe or culvert.
CCTV inspection of highway drain; Fugro Aperio are working with local authorities in the UK to develop innovative methodologies to gain a comprehensive picture of surface water drainage asset location and condition. Combined with topographic data in GIS format this can pinpoint high risk areas and enable targeted cost-effective intervention.
Ground penetrating radar profile showing 3 buried pipes; GPR is used to
trace a range of pipes, ducts and other services and can detect non
conductive services that would be missed by cat and genny type surveys.
For best results a combination of techniques should be used.