11th International Drainage Symposium August 30-September 2, 2022 Des Moines, Iowa

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2022 International Drainage Symposium
SUPPORTING
DRAINAGE
AUTHORITIES
+ Maintaining Drainage Systems by
Applying Multi-Disciplinary Resources
Ivan Droessler, PE
Senior Civil Engineer
Spencer Pech, EI
Graduate Engineer

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ISG Representatives
Ivan Droessler, PE, Senior Civil Engineer
712.732.7745 | Ivan.Droessler@ISGInc.com
Spencer Pech, EI Graduate Engineer
712.732.7745 | Spencer.Pech@ISGInc.com

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Firm Overview
Business Units
Commercial
Education
Food
+ Industrial
Government
+ Cultural
Healthcare
Housing
Mining
PublicWorks
Sports
+ Recreation
Telecommunications
+ Energy
Transportation
Water
450+ Multi-Disciplinary Professionals
11 Midwest Offices

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Multi-Disciplinary Resources
• Civil/Agricultural Engineering
• Plant Ecology/Vegetation Management
• Environmental Planning/Wetlands
• Permitting
• GIS
• Survey
• GPS
• Drone
• LiDAR
• PipeTelevising

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Drainage District (DD)Watchman Services
Full-Service Solutions
• Inspection and Maintenance for
County Drainage Systems
• Site Evaluations for Repair
Requests
• Repair Recommendations
• Cost Estimate Preparation
• Local Contractor Coordination
to Perform RepairWork
• Construction Observation
and Staking

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GIS Basemaps + District Records/Repair Maps
Tracking Locations of Repair
Record of Repair
Status + Completion
Location for Future Reference

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Work Orders
Timely Response
Field Review
Assign Contractor
Approval + Completion

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Brush
Management
Spray Schedules
County-wide Facility Maps
Spray Contract Coordination
Spray Quality Control

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Flood Control Levee Districts
Levee Evaluations + Pipe Inspection
• Annual USACE Levee Inspections
• Coordinate Pipe Inspection
+Televising
• Routine Maintenance
+ Repair Evaluation
• USACE Coordination + Permitting
EmergencyAction Plans
• Annual Updates

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Culvert + Other Structural Capacity Evaluations
Private + Public District Crossings
• Existing CapacityAnalysis
• Replacement Sizing
Recommendations
• Coordination with RoadAuthority

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Pipeline Crossings
DD Crossing Permitting + Inspection
• Utility Awareness of Facilities
• Separation + Future Consideration

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Petitions – Repairs + Improvements
Watchman Evaluations
• Determine Need of Full
Repair or Improvement
DrainageAuthority Procedures
Full-Service Solutions
• Survey + Drone
• PipeTelevising
• Civil/Agricultural
Engineering

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Drainage Process
Flowchart

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Open Ditch – Repairs + Improvements
Evaluation of Sediment Load
Repair/Improvement
• Field Review
• Preliminary Survey
• Drone Flight
• Sediment Profile
• CapacityAnalysis

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Tile Condition Evaluation
Pipe Crawler
Tile Locator

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Tile Condition Evaluation
Preliminary Capacity: Determination
of Repair or Improvement Needed

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Disaster Response + FEMA Services
Navigating the Process
• Prompt Response
• DamageAssessment
Documentation
• Cost Estimates
• Federal Emergency
ManagementAgency (FEMA)
and State Homeland Security
and Emergency Management
(SHSEM) Coordination

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DroneTechnology: First Field Response

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FEMA Applicant Representative
Coordination with FEMA
• Field Evaluations + Confirmations
• Finalize Damage Description + Dimensions
• Scope of Work + Cost Estimate
• Secure Funding

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Completion of Repair Work
RepairConstruction
• Prepare Repair Plans with
Site Summaries
• Bid + Contract Repairs
• Document Construction +
Closeout

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Questions?
Spencer Pech, EI
Graduate Engineer
Spencer.Pech@ISGInc.co
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Ivan Droessler, PE
Senior Civil Engineer
Ivan.Droessler@ISGInc.com