When it Rains, It Doesn’t Have to Make You Poor: Streamlining Stormwater Infrastructure Management with Information Systems
Toni McCrorySenior Manager IIWal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Stormwater Operation Compliance
• National performance based maintenance contract
• Compliance inspections, reports, permits, etc.
• Stormwater system operation and maintenance, repairs, retrofits, etc.
• Regulatory requirements
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What’s Next?• Holistic Program Management
– Regulations
• Compliance Obligations
– Assets
– Services
• Preventative Maintenance
• Reactive Repairs
– Contractors
• Performance Based Contract
Services - Preventative
Paper formsHandwritten inspections
Scanned and uploaded to external site
Information not useful
Field captureTransmittal to
contractor
Compile and send to
Walmart
Walmart data scrub and
upload
Electronic Field Capture
Direct entry into Enviance
Accessible real-time reporting
Painful!
Better…
Ideal
Services - Reactive• Issue identified, sent to Walmart• Walmart reviews scope and cost,
considers options (approve, deny, bid, defer)
• Communication is ongoing throughout the process
• Project completed, sent for final review
• Project approved, contractor bills
Contractors –Performance Based Contracting
Metrics• On-time service• Timely execution• Compliance violations• QA/QC• Administrative tasks• Expense Reduction• Stormwater Fee Credits
Benefits• Extended bid cycle • Extensive vetting process• Cost, compliance, efficiency
based extensions• Extensive contractor incentives• In depth, objective, routine
scorecard
So What?Communication
• Trends and Analytics– Budget Discussions
– Leadership Discussions
– Regional Concerns
– Interdepartmental Requests
– Design Concerns
• Individual Facility Questions
Design Discussions
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Age of Facility at Time of Service
Design Life Span
Now What?• Further Automation
• Continued Efficiencies
• Self Identifying System
• Further Integration
Predictive Maintenance
Conclusion• Information Systems are critical to a robust
compliance program
• Design and configuration of information systems is not a one-size fits all
• The initial investment of resources, time and money, will pay off in efficiencies and analytics
Contact InformationWalmart
Toni McCrory, Sr. Manager II
EH&S Compliance
(479) 277-3468
Tammy Welch, Sr. Manager II
EH&S Compliance
(479) 204-0660
CB&I
David Orvis, Project Manager
Environmental & Sustainability(913) [email protected]
Susan Guicheteau, Project Manager
Environmental & Sustainability
(610) 647-2089