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Paper
An ArcGIS Path to Infrastructure Asset Management in Ottawa, Kansas
Track: Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater
Author(s): Darlene Lister, Leonard Barnhill

The city of Ottawa, Kansas, has realized the value of GIS and has taken steps to implement a comprehensive program that will allow the city managers and governing bodies to make better decisions about their aging infrastructure. With the assistance and guidance of a local consultant, the Utility Department began by establishing a basemap in Kansas State Plane coordinates; rectifying existing CAD drawings; and field verifying all existing sanitary manholes, utility poles, hydrants, valves, and meters. Using Trimble GeoXT handheld GPS/data collectors, the process has been fast and allowed the city to save money by using temporary summer help to gather the data. Immediate payback will be seen through increased revenue from utility companies hanging lines on city-owned utility poles. Additional benefit has been increased knowledge of connectivity and locational accuracy of sanitary sewer network. This paper details the process of getting the GIS to today and future goals.

Darlene Lister
City of Ottawa, Kansas
Utiltiy Department
101 S Hickory
Ottawa , KS 66067
US
Phone: 785-229-3638
Fax: 785-229-3639
E-mail: dlister@ottawakansas.net

Leonard Barnhill
George Butler Associates, Inc.
Water Environment Group
9801 Renner Blvd
Lenexa , KS KS
US
Phone: 913-577-8469
Fax: 913-577-8346
E-mail: lbarnhill@gbutler.com