INSIGHTS & IDEAS

From Inspection to Action: Live Demo of Risk & Rehab + Smart Project Builder Webinar

Macomb County Case Study: 1 Change, $1 Million Saved

Macomb County questioned the results of a recent sewer assessment and turned to SewerAI's AutoCode to reassess the data. SewerAI's swift action saved over $1 million in repairs previously recommended as immediate, and uncovered critical defects within 24 hours of analysis that were missed in the original assessment.

Customer Roundtable Highlight: HK Solutions Group

HK Solutions Group shares how SewerAI's PIONEER platform transformed their data delivery speed, quality, and competitive positioning — including how AI-assisted coding gave them a defining accuracy advantage over competitors and dramatically shortened new operator onboarding time.

Customer Roundtable Highlight: PURIS

PURIS, one of North America's leading sewer rehab contractors specializing in CIPP lining and trenchless renewal, shares their experience modernizing inspection workflows with SewerAI's PIONEER platform in this highlight clip from the Turning AI into ROI webinar.

Webinar: Turning AI into ROI — Feat. HK Solutions Group and PURIS

SewerAI hosts a 60-minute webinar with HK Solutions Group and PURIS showcasing how two industry leaders are using PIONEER, AutoCode, and Risk & Rehab to go from AI to ROI — with real-world results in time savings, accuracy gains, and data-driven planning.

WEFTEC 2025 Technology Spotlight: Risk & Rehab Recommendation Engine — Product Demo

SewerAI presents the Risk & Rehab Recommendation Engine at WEFTEC 2025 in a ~49-minute technology spotlight and live product demo, showing how utilities can turn inspection data into defensible, funding-ready rehab plans in minutes.

CCTV Case Study: 99% Increase in Productivity with AI-Assisted Sewer Inspection

SewerAI compared two identical CCTV inspection projects by a Northern California Sewer Services Company — one using traditional manual methods, one using AI-assisted AutoCode. The result: a 98.95% increase in daily production, from 1,352 to 2,691 linear feet per crew per shift, with no additional capital expenditure required.

Cross-Bore Case Study: 70% Reduction in Review Time & 100% Accuracy

SewerAI analyzed 1,040 lateral inspection videos (64 hours of footage, 25,000 linear feet) to detect cross-bore conflicts in gas distribution lines. AutoCode reduced review time by 70% — from 108 hours to 32 hours — and achieved 97.5% initial accuracy, reaching 100% accuracy after NASSCO PACP-certified review.

Webinar: Risk & Rehab LIVE — Feat. DELCORA and Sonoma County Water

SewerAI launches Risk & Rehab with a live 54-minute webinar featuring DELCORA and Sonoma County Water — two key utility partners who helped shape the product — showing how AI turns inspection data into defensible rehab plans in minutes, not months.

PNW Defect Assessment Case Study: Water Utility Finds Maximum Utility With AI

A Pacific Northwest wastewater utility compared SewerAI's AutoCode assessment against its own manual in-house assessments across 29,748 linear feet of CCTV inspections. AI identified 32.99% more conditions and displayed less than 10% margin of error — missing 90.13% fewer conditions than manual survey.

Webinar: The Operator of the Future — Leveraging AI for Advanced Wastewater Pipe Inspection & Asset Management

SewerAI and Edge AI Solutions co-host a 49-minute webinar exploring how autonomous hardware, cloud computing, and AI computer vision are transforming sewer inspection — and what the operator of the future looks like in a world powered by AI.

Leveraging AI for Sewer Inspection QA/QC: A Houston Case Study

Eric Sullivan of SewerAI writes for the NASSCO Infrastructure Condition Assessment Committee in Trenchless Technology magazine, detailing how the City of Houston used AI to achieve a 55% reduction in contractor data submittal failures and over $1 million in cumulative savings.

SewerAI Featured in Municipal Water Leader Magazine: City of Phoenix Adopts AI-Powered Pipe Inspection

Municipal Water Leader magazine features an interview with Patrick Womack of the City of Phoenix Water Services Department about the agency's adoption of SewerAI's AI-powered pipe inspection technology in its April 2025 issue.

Company Uses Artificial Intelligence to Inspect Sewer Pipes

WISH-TV Indianapolis I-Team 8 reports on how SewerAI is using artificial intelligence to inspect sewer systems more efficiently, helping utility companies quickly identify pipes in need of repair while lowering costs for ratepayers.

Webinar: Bidding to Billing — The World's First All-in-One Contractor Platform

SewerAI introduces the world's first all-in-one contractor platform in a 44-minute webinar, unveiling AutoCode Light, Business Intelligence Dashboards, Cleaning Management, Export to Any, and a new rugged hardware kit — all designed to help contractors inspect faster, deliver faster, and get paid faster.

WWETT Exhibitor Spotlight: SewerAI

Water Daily features SewerAI in a WWETT Show 2025 Exhibitor Spotlight short video, highlighting the company's AI-powered sewer inspection technology at the industry's premier trade show.

WWETT Show 2025: AI Innovations Are Improving Wastewater Pipe Management

Waste360 covers SewerAI Director of Strategic Development Eric Sullivan's panel at the WWETT Show 2025, where he and Scott Thayler of Edge AI Solutions discussed how AI is transforming wastewater pipe inspection and asset management.

Harnessing the Power of AI for Pipeline Inspection Productivity

Cleaner magazine features SewerAI CEO Matt Rosenthal discussing how AutoCode AI accelerates pipeline inspection up to six times faster than traditional manual review, helping sewer workers be more efficient in the field.

Using AI for Sewer Assessments in Phoenix

Trenchless Technology magazine covers how the City of Phoenix and engineering firm Dibble evaluated five AI vendors and selected SewerAI as the top performer for a 107-mile sewer assessment program, achieving the highest accuracy and lowest cost per linear foot.

How HK Solutions Group Became the First Contractor on Earth to Assess 500 Miles of Pipelines Using AI

HK Solutions Group, a leading provider of trenchless services, has become the first sewer services contractor in the world to complete over 500 miles of pipe assessment using SewerAI's AutoCode AI technology.

Advancing Wastewater Management: Innovations in AI and Cloud Computing with SewerAI

SewerAI's Eric Sullivan, Director of Business Development, joins the Subsurface Stories podcast to discuss how AI and cloud computing are transforming wastewater management and infrastructure assessment.

AI in Construction

AI is everywhere – and has been for a while. AI technology is being integrated into every facet of our daily lives to increase efficiency and eliminate mistakes caused by human error. It's no different in the construction industry, where AI is assisting in project planning, Operations and Maintenance (O&M), jobsite safety, and more.

Let's Talk Corinth Ep. 24 | Sewer Cam Trailer

The City of Corinth, TX showcases its CCTV sewer inspection trailer in Episode 24 of Let's Talk Corinth, featuring Public Works Director Glenn Barker and Wastewater Supervisor Jordan Slicker explaining how the city uses SewerAI technology to inspect its sewer pipes.

SewerAI Featured on the Cover of Municipal Water Leader Magazine

SewerAI is featured as the cover story in the April 2024 issue of Municipal Water Leader magazine, with editor Kris Polly calling it a technology that will change the industry.

Accuracy & Project Cost Comparison for Photogrammetry-Based Manhole Inspections

SewerAI presents findings from a WEF Collections study comparing the accuracy and project cost of photogrammetry-based manhole inspections using Sewer3D technology versus traditional NASSCO MACP inspection methods.

NASTT Case Study Compilation: 4 Studies, 1 Industry-Transforming Solution

Presented at the 2023 NASTT No-Dig Show, SewerAI's four-case-study compilation demonstrates how AutoCode AI transforms sewer inspection: 70% less review time, 97.5% cross-bore detection accuracy, 8x accuracy improvement over contractors in Houston, 75.6% more groundwater defects found, and 32.99% more conditions identified than manual methods.

SewerAI's Technology Featured in Inaugural Issue of Purdue University Buried Assets Management Institute-International Journal

SewerAI's Eric Sullivan co-authors an article on AI-based computer vision for sewer rehab and asset management in the inaugural issue of the Purdue University-affiliated BAMI-I Journal.

AI & Cross Bores: How PG&E Leverages AI in Sewer Cross Bore Safety Program

Trenchless Technology magazine covers how SewerAI has partnered with PG&E to bring AI-powered cross bore safety audits to the utility's sewer inspection program, reducing review time by 70% and identifying 100% of known cross bores.

SewerAI Co-Founder Billy Gilmartin Interviewed on the Infrastructure Hot Seat Podcast

SewerAI Co-Founder Billy Gilmartin joins host Chad Smeltzer on Episode 12 of the Infrastructure Hot Seat Podcast to discuss entrepreneurship, construction stories, and the future of sewers in America.

SewerAI Featured in Trenchless Technology Special Report on Condition Assessment

SewerAI is featured in a Trenchless Technology special report on condition assessment, highlighting the company's AI-powered tools for sewer inspection and data management.

City of Houston Case Study: AI-Powered Sewer Inspection at Scale

Learn how the City of Houston — the nation's largest sewer collection utility — uses SewerAI's AutoCode AI and PIONEER platform to comply with a federal EPA consent decree, achieving a 55% reduction in contractor data submittal failures and over $1 million in cumulative savings.

Customer Testimonial: Mike Ingham, CSO at HK Solutions Group

Mike Ingham, Chief Strategy Officer at HK Solutions Group, shares how the company became the first contractor in the world to assess 500 miles of pipelines using SewerAI's AutoCode AI technology, and why they chose SewerAI as their strategic AI partner.

SewerAI Testimonial: Melchor Mateo, P.Eng. — RF Binnie & Associates

Melchor Mateo, P.Eng. of RF Binnie & Associates shares his experience using SewerAI's AutoCode AI and PIONEER platform for sewer condition assessment projects in British Columbia, Canada.

Artificial Intelligence Speeds Houston's Sewer Inspections Under Sharp Eye of EPA

Underground Construction magazine covers how SewerAI is helping the City of Houston — the nation's largest sewer collection utility — use AI to comply with a major US EPA Consent Decree and dramatically increase inspection efficiency.

How Artificial Intelligence Impacts Trenchless Technology

SewerAI is featured on the cover of Trenchless Technology Magazine's May issue, with Director of Business Development Eric Sullivan discussing the impact of AI computer vision tools on sewer condition assessment and NASSCO PACP, LACP, and MACP deliverables.

PACP Data Drives AI-Based Innovation to Optimize Rehab & Asset Planning in Trenchless Technology

SewerAI's Eric Sullivan writes for Trenchless Technology magazine on how PACP data is driving AI-based innovation to optimize rehabilitation and asset planning, addressing one of the industry's most important challenges.

AI/Computer Vision for Sewer Workforce Development

APWA Reporter features an article by Gregory Baird, MPA, exploring how AI and computer vision can address sewer workforce challenges including training, retention, and labor savings in CCTV inspection operations.

Robots vs. Fatbergs: High-Tech Approaches to America's Sewer Problem

SewerAI is prominently featured in a Wall Street Journal article by tech journalist Christopher Mims, covering the deteriorated state of North America's aging underground infrastructure and the emerging technologies — including SewerAI's AutoCode and PIONEER — being deployed to solve it.

Sewer Agencies Using SewerAI to Speed Up Maintenance Process

Denver7 (KMGH-TV) and Scripps National report on how the City of Galveston, TX is using SewerAI's AutoCode AI computer vision technology to lower operational costs and overcome workforce constraints in sewer maintenance.

Houston's Sewer Consent Decree: An Investment in Resiliency & AI Innovation

Water Finance & Management columnist Greg Baird examines Houston's $6 billion EPA consent decree as an investment in infrastructure resiliency, highlighting how SewerAI's computer vision technology is helping the city meet its compliance obligations.

Engage the Defect Radar! Space Age AI Technology in Our Underground Sewer Networks

Water Finance & Management publishes Greg Baird's deep dive into how AI computer vision technology — including SewerAI — is transforming sewer condition assessment, workforce development, and asset management for municipal utilities.

Case Studies: Mainline TV Inspection and Location in Municipal Sewer & Water

Municipal Sewer & Water magazine features SewerAI's AutoCode technology in its March 2021 case studies issue, highlighting how AI automatically recognizes pipe conditions in CCTV sewer data to generate condition assessment reports.

7 Kinds of Water Technology for Finding Leaks

Nanalyze covers seven types of water technology for detecting leaks and infrastructure problems, featuring SewerAI as the computer vision solution for sewer assessment alongside satellite, acoustic, IoT, and robotic approaches.

AI/Computer Vision Startup Led by Industry Veterans Revolutionized Sewer Inspection

NASTT covers SewerAI's $2 million seed funding round led by Builders VC and EPIC Ventures, as the AI and computer vision startup sets out to revolutionize sewer infrastructure inspection.

Artificial Intelligence: Four Questions for Underground Infrastructure Professionals

SewerAI Technical Director Eric Sullivan answers four key questions about AI for underground infrastructure professionals in Trenchless International magazine, covering what AI is, where it applies, how to assess its relevance, and whether adoption is inevitable.

This VC Firm Funds High Tech For Industries That Need It Most

Forbes profiles Builders VC, the San Francisco-based venture firm that invested in SewerAI, highlighting how the firm targets industries like farming, manufacturing, real estate, and infrastructure that are underserved by cutting-edge technology.

Armies of Sewer-Scrubbing Robots Are Fighting Back Against Fatbergs

WIRED covers the global rise of sewer-scrubbing robots and AI technology fighting fatbergs and aging infrastructure, featuring SewerAI founder Matt Rosenthal on the crumbling state of US sewer systems.