Case Study: Blacktown City Council transforms stormwater asset management with VAPAR

Blacktown City Council identifies 20,000+ pipe features with VAPAR

Blacktown City Council, the largest local government area in New South Wales, faced challenges in managing its aging and expanding stormwater network due to limited visibility into buried asset conditions and reactive maintenance. The council partnered with VAPAR to transform its approach by leveraging VAPAR's AI-powered platform to analyze inspection footage and enable proactive, data-driven capital works planning.

Using the VAPAR platform, the council processed approximately 150,000 meters of CCTV footage, which identified over 20,000 pipe features and defects. These AI-driven insights directly informed the council's capital works programs, allowing them to prioritize critical rehabilitation work and optimize their $7.7 million drainage budget. VAPAR's solution provided a robust, evidence-backed approach that moved the council from reactive maintenance to proactive asset management, resulting in significant time and cost savings.

Blacktown City Council